Apparently I’m *not* psychotic
Kasia January 15th, 2008
I’m sure The Canuck is relieved to know that. :-p
My mother sent me a “Psycho Test” via e-mail. It was a forward I actually hadn’t seen before, and I’m kind of curious as to how people actually do on it, so I’m posting it here.
A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met this guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was amazing, so much her dream guy she believed him to be just that! She fell in love with him right there, but never asked for his number and could not find him. A few days later she killed her sister.Question: What is her motive in killing her sister?
Give this some thought before you answer, then click to read more…
Answer: She was hoping that the guy would appear at the funeral again. If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath. This was a test by a famous American psychologist used to test if one has the same mentality as a killer. Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly.
If you didn’t answer the question correctly, good for you. If you got the answer correct, please let me know so I can take you off of my email list unless that will tick you off, then I’ll just be extra nice to you from now on.
I didn’t get it right, but then, I never know whodunit until Agatha Christie tells me whodunit (unless I’ve read the book before and happen to remember the ending). It’s stunningly obvious once you know the answer, but I was thinking of things like “he was in love with her sister,” “he was her sister dressed up in drag,” “he was her brother, and her sister knew and didn’t tell her.”
Okay, first thought was “Um, because he was dating the sister?” Then, I was like, “Okay, who is this guy, and why is he at the mom’s funereal?” Which led me to the correct answer of, “Well, maybe if he was at the mom’s funereal, he would show up to the sister’s.”
But I make the claim that perhaps I am not a psychopath, but I have a highly developed sense of understanding other people’s positions. And/or I spent too much time around psychopaths. Or, maybe I’m crazy and just don’t know it! Although, I think I’ve gotten this e-mail before… And gotten the right answer before…. So, what does that say?
I got this wrong but my husband got it right within seconds. I feel like I should be worried…
Hmm…is your husband a cop, or an FBI profiler? Or has he read every Hercule Poirot mystery written?
:-p
Well, I got it totally wrong. I was going for some deep psychological meaning, like “She realizes her life is ruined and envies her sister, who still has a chance for happiness.” You’re right, once I read the answer, it’s SO logical, I wondered how I couldn’t have thought of it myself.
My train of thought went something like:
The sister knew and wouldn’t tell.
Or, maybe the motive had nothing to DO with the guy. Maybe she was planning to kill her sister (since she already killed her mother), but the mysterious man sidetracked her for a few days.
And where the heck is her father when all this happens?
Obviously he wouldn’t sit around while his daughter killed everyone, so he’s probably already dead. So the motive is probably an inheritance as sole survivor.
So, as you see, I am eccentric but not psycho.