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Sensory Preference Self-Test
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In this short self-test you will examine which senses you prefer to rely on when processing information and learning. Answer each question with your first "gut reaction" and try not to think too hard about each response.
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1. If you could choose any way to learn, which would you choose: reading information on your own listening to a lecture participating in an experiment or lab activitiy watching a film or looking at diagrams
2. When giving directions for how to get somewhere, do you: write the directions in sentence form describe the directions aloud show someone the way by taking them or having them follow you draw a map
3. Which are you more likely to recall: what was written in words what was said in conversations or lectures what you did what you saw
4. Which type of instructor do you prefer? One who: assigns readings and other text materials facilitiates class discussion lets you discover ideas through experience uses flow charts/diagrams/slides/charts
5. In planning to buy a car, what influences your choice the most: reading materials about cars talking to friends about their cars test-driving different cars television advertisements about different cars
6. Which are you more likely to recall: the way a person's name is spelled the sound of a person's name your interactions with a person the person's face
7. Which would you prefer to do: write a story listen to music make something watch a movie
Most people have dominant and auxiliary sensory preferences. We access the world and learn through all senses, but generally favor one. We process visually (through images, color and form), aurally (through listening and sound) Kinaestheticly (by moving and manipulating) and through formal text processing (through reading and writing.) Please note that these self-tests are compiled from a variety of different tests and measurement instruments. They are not well-tested psychological tools with demonstrated validity, and they are not meant to offer clinical diagnosis. These self-tests are simply designed to prompt users to understand that learning styles can impact their development as learners and students.

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