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To: Dr. Id who wrote (156)	9/17/2000 5:29:34 PM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 414

here is another test you may be able to use with your professional patients. from the wind thread... This test really makes sense: > \| > > \| > The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and tells whether you are qualified to be a "professional." Scroll down for each answer. The questions are not difficult. > \| > > \| > 1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > The correct answer is: > \| > Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. > \| > This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way. > \| > > \| > 2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator? > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > Wrong Answer: > \| > Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator. > \| > Correct Answer: > \| > Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant, and close the door. > \| > This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your actions. > \| > > \| > 3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. > \| > All the animals attend except one. > \| > Which animal does not attend? > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > Correct Answer: > \| > The Elephant. > \| > The Elephant is in the refrigerator. > \| > This tests your memory. > \| > > \| > > \| > OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions, correctly, you still have one more chance to show your abilities. > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > 4. There is a river you must cross. > \| > But it is inhabited by crocodiles. > \| > How do you manage it? > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > Correct Answer: > \| > You swim across. > \| > All the Crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting. > \| > This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes. > \| > > \| > According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong, but many preschoolers got several correct answers. Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year old.