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BRAINX2 DOCUMENTATION
OVERVIEW
This program gives some indication of the left/right hemispheric
dominance of the brain. It is a diagnostic indicator and can be
used by teachers and counselors to better understand how
information is perceived and/or processed by the test taker.
This program is NOT intended for use by a general audience. The
language used in the test may have to be interpreted for younger
test takers or for those who have not had some instruction in
basic psychological concepts. The questions are forthright and
no attempts have been made to create simple situations to which
test takers must respond. Instead, the questions are direct and
require the test taker to think of real life situations that can
be used to formulate an honest response. Cultural bias may lead
test takers to want to respond with what they "think" is a more
acceptable response than to respond openly and honestly. Test
takers should place no more significance to "good at" responses
than to "poor at" responses. Above all, answers should try to
be honest.
The validity of the test results can be improved if the test is
taken repeatedly over a period of time. It is suggested that the
test be taken several times a week over a month-long period. An
average of the percentages at the end of a month would have more
validity than the score generated by taking the test only once.
THE PROGRAMS
There are two programs necessary to take the test:
1. BRAINX2.EXE
2. QFILE.TXT
The BRAINX2.EXE is the main program that administers the test
and analyzes the results.
The QFILE.TXT is a text file that contains all the questions
used by the main program.
A third text file called RESULTS.TXT will be created by the
first person to take the test. Each test taker's results will
be added to this file to create a permanent record. If this
file becomes very large, too large to be stored on disk, it
may have to be deleted from the disk from time to time. The
RESULTS.TXT file will be able to hold hundreds of records on
a single standard IBM floppy disk. The results file is a
plain ASCII text file and can be sent to your printer or to
the screen using standard DOS commands.
The RESULTS.TXT file will be created on the drive from which
the main program is executed. It is suggested that the main
program (brainx2) and the question file (qfile) be copied to
a floppy disk and used in a standard A: drive.
Shareware Comments:
If you find this program to be useful, a donation of $5 to $10
would be appreciated by the program's author. Donations can
be made to:
Ken Blystone
3012 Killarney Rd
El Paso, Texas 79925
Additional information may be obtained via the Academy VS-BBS.
The Academy VS-BBS is a eight line system: (915) 598-3080.