are you savvy? my own developed test

mangaddict_reborn · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 483

This test is part of my experiment, please be honest with the results.

Read the following words outloud as quickly as possible. Let your eyes scan the page, take no breaks in between each word. If you take too long to finish then you failed this test.
On your mark, get set, go!

seven
dead
many
ricochet
smart
grape
rested
ran
read
keyboard
cross

Now read the spoiled below:
The word "read" could have been said either past tense or present tense. Given little time, most was left to the subconcious. The words were written all in red, pushing the mind torward saying "read" in the past tense. Also, the two words above "read" were verbs that began with the letter "r" and were also in past tense. My studies say someone who said "read" in the present tense is a little sharper that said "read" in the past tense. This is not necessarily the case, I don't like the word "sharp". I simply mean, someone who said "read" in the past tense is a little more subjective to outside influence, such as subliminal advertising- not that there is anything wrong with that. It could also mean that you are quick to making observations and basing your judgement on that.

Here are the results:
If you don't remember which word you said, than mark 1.
If you remember saying "read" in the past tense, mark 2.
If you remember saying "read" in the present tense, mark 3.
If you hesitated a great deal at the word "read" and failed the test, mark 4.
If you knew what this test was about as before you read the spoiled explanation, mark 5.
If none of the above, mark 6.

This test should measure your savviness, 1-5 (not very accurate)
Once again, please be honest with the results, they're very important to my research. If you see any flaws in the way this test done, please bring it to my attention.

genryou · Ronin Samurai Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 760

so, you want us to be your test subject? without any payment?

geez.../__\

anyways, i got '2' lol, the word 'ran' made me pronounce 'read' in a past tense...

so, i,m subjective to the outside influence huh? lol..
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spankit · A-Source Staff Joined: Jan 29, 2006 Posts: 4562

yeah same with genryou...

ran made me say "read" past tense.
so a big 2 for me.
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du5k · A-Source Staff Joined: Nov 05, 2005 Posts: 6357

I got... 2
But I actually hesitated at "rested"... It took me 1 sec to recognise this uncommon word I guess....

anyway savviness meaning?

sayoku · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:48 am Post subject:

is there a proper explanation for this test?

im pretty sure i read 'read' in present tense.
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Kimmie-chan · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:01 am Post subject:

I hesitated a lil when I got to 'read' ... then read it as it is pronounced as its 'past tense' and then struggled reading keyboard too lol

Yew~ 4 marks for me Very Happy

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technomo12 · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:58 am Post subject:

well i got three even though i suck at writing english i have a great deal of skill in reading and pronouncing english hehehe

so in other words im called one of those properly entitled persons heheheh
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forgetwillnot · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:05 pm Post subject:

3 here!
I was getting confused a little about the results..
Savvy hehe reminds me of sparrow lol
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Rya · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:17 pm Post subject:

3. But I'm no native english speaker, so I probably pay more attention when reading, instead of just glancing at it. If this was in German i might have gotten 2 Very Happy

mangaddict_reborn · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 483

Doomsought · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:57 pm Post subject:

savvy means to understand.
I thought it was goinf to be one of those where you ran the words together and ther is a hidden message.
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mangaddict_reborn · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 483