Discover Yourself: The Viral Eye Personality Test and What It Reveals

A new personality test rooted in psychology is gaining followers on social media, asking them to select one of a group of illustrated eyes to reveal secret things about themselves. This visually oriented quiz, popularized recently by Marina Winberg, draws on the subconscious signals we react to when looking at faces and eyes—one of the most expressive aspects of human communication.

 

Key Highlights

 

•⁠  ⁠The test presents a series of different eye pictures, each designed to elicit a certain emotional or psychological response. Volunteers are asked to select the eye that most accurately grabs their attention or seems to be most familiar.

 

•⁠  ⁠Your selected eye, the test's authors state, indicates underlying traits about your personality. For instance, choosing a peaceful-looking eye may indicate that you are friendly and empathetic, while a fierce or enigmatic eye may indicate high intuition or intense analytical thinking.

 

•⁠  ⁠They are popular because they have a grounding in psychological science. Like Baron-Cohen's and others' Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test, these tests are drawing on our natural ability to read emotions and states of mind from subtle hints in the eyes. We are told that such visual intelligence can potentially reveal differences in empathy, trust, and even thought style, but that verbal ability has a role to play in how we interpret such images.

 

•⁠  ⁠While these quizzes are fun and engaging, psychologists point out, they are not quizzes but a lighthearted exercise in self-awareness and emotional intelligence. They are a starting point for self-awareness, asking players to consider how they engage with others and what they see as their strengths.

 

•⁠  ⁠So go ahead, if you're willing. Unwind and choose the eye that draws you in—your unconscious may speak more than you realize.

 

Sources: Times of India, Frontiers in Psychology, Embrace Autism