Concrete vs. Abstract Thinking Quiz

what if a person hasn't read maths in 5 years and will probably never use it again, but thinks very abstractly in all other fields that don't involve maths? =) Is math the ultimate test for how abstract a person thinks?

Abstract

You think abstractly about 100% of the time!
You picked the most abstract option almost every time. You definitely picked one of the ringers. Wow.

Your way of thinking is admirable. You possess a faculty for cunning plans that would impress The Blackadder himself. Just remember to take your vitamins and get some sun from time to time. You don't want to end up like Mr. Bean.

Abstract

You think abstractly about 87% of the time!
You picked the most abstract option almost every time. You definitely picked one of the ringers. Wow.

Your way of thinking is admirable. You possess a faculty for cunning plans that would impress The Blackadder himself. Just remember to take your vitamins and get some sun from time to time. You don't want to end up like Mr. Bean.

Concrete
You think abstractly about 47% of the time!
You take a concrete view of complex problems. You preferred solutions that solved a specific question to solutions that solved a class of problems.

Your way of thinking is admirable. If you were a rat in a maze, you'd probably find the cheese long before your abstract-thinker broodmate. When the cheese is on the end of an electric probe next week, you may be in for a shock. A tasty, savory, melted brie shock.

Originally Posted by Vilen

what if a person hasn't read maths in 5 years and will probably never use it again, but thinks very abstractly in all other fields that don't involve maths? =) Is math the ultimate test for how abstract a person thinks?

Pure math is extremely abstract, but just because you haven't been involved with abstract math for quite a while doesn't mean you don't think abstractly. You can think abstractly about religion, for instance. Religion is pretty abstract, and an example is simply this, "God is love," or "I am the Word, the Truth" or if you like to think about the idea of a Trinity then you are probably an abstract thinker. A fictional example would be the character Eames from Inception. He's a gambler and a con man yet when it comes to brain storming--you know the deal.

Adaptable

You think abstractly about 73% of the time!

Your choices suggest that you practice a healthy balance of abstract and concrete thinking. If I dare to guess - and I do - you probably didn't waste time calculating the percentages in the tax question. Good for you.

Your way of thinking is admirable. If you were a raven lusting after a meat pie in the window of Miss Maple's cottage, you'd probably pause long enough to remember your concrete-thinking buddy, Bill, who broke his neck flying into the glass yesterday. You'd probably also get in through the chimeny and eat that pie long before your abstract-thinking friend, Charles, worked out the optimal flight paths.

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I would be releived to find myself "balanced" if I didn't know that this test is,well...just some unqualified test done by a probably unknowleagable person. I don't think that math questions like those are the best indicator of one's focus on concrete/abstract.

Your result for The Abstract Thinking Test ...
Abstract

You think abstractly about 87% of the time!

You picked the most abstract option almost every time. You definitely picked one of the ringers. Wow.

Your way of thinking is admirable. You possess a faculty for cunning plans that would impress The Blackadder himself. Just remember to take your vitamins and get some sun from time to time. You don't want to end up like Mr. Bean.

Concrete

You think abstractly about 47% of the time!

You take a concrete view of complex problems. You preferred solutions that solved a specific question to solutions that solved a class of problems.

Your way of thinking is admirable. If you were a rat in a maze, you'd probably find the cheese long before your abstract-thinker broodmate. When the cheese is on the end of an electric probe next week, you may be in for a shock. A tasty, savory, melted brie shock.

Abstract

You think abstractly about 87% of the time!
You picked the most abstract option almost every time. You definitely picked one of the ringers. Wow.

Your way of thinking is admirable. You possess a faculty for cunning plans that would impress The Blackadder himself. Just remember to take your vitamins and get some sun from time to time. You don't want to end up like Mr. Bean.

Concrete

You think abstractly about 47% of the time!
You take a concrete view of complex problems. You preferred solutions that solved a specific question to solutions that solved a class of problems.

Your way of thinking is admirable. If you were a rat in a maze, you'd probably find the cheese long before your abstract-thinker broodmate. When the cheese is on the end of an electric probe next week, you may be in for a shock. A tasty, savory, melted brie shock.