I have long beena fanofOh No , Ross and Carrie ! , a podcast in which Ross Blocher and Carrie Poppy try out all sorting of experience , then report back on what happened . It ’s a form of investigative journalism that ’s both easy to take heed to and educational .
In previous episodes , the duojoined the LDS Church , purchased oxygen at an oxygen bar , live on Soylent , andthe list go on .
In their most recent installment , Ross and Carrie begin an explanation of how theyjoined the Church of Scientology . This is just one episode of many on the topic , as manifestly they spent month call for examination and attending events .
You may have seen Scientology centers offer gratuitous personality tests — personally , I ’ve always been curious what ’s on the examination ! In an earliest sequence , Ross and Carrietried out Myers - Briggs , so the next logical step was to see what they could get wind from the tests declare oneself by their local ( Los Angeles ) Scientology centre ’s test . Here ’s an plant player for the podcast :
If that actor does n’t work ( it ’s a Flash plugin),here ’s an MP3 , and the podcastis on iTunesandthere ’s an RSS feedcompatible with any podcast player .
SO WHAT’S ON THE TEST?
After signing up , the duo proceed to take theOxford Capacity Analysistest . Here ’s some of what they cover :
1.There are 200 query on the OCA .
2.The test is not colligate with the University of Oxford .
3.It uses a fill - in - the - house of cards response method acting ( similar toScantron ) .
4.For each question , the possible response are : Plus , M , and Minus . While the duo did n’t call back the specific meaning of " M , " it was roughly " average " or " maybe . " ( A achromatic response . )
5.Sample doubtfulness ( as reported by Ross ): " Are you friendly in part , attitude , and expression ? " ; " Does life seem rather wispy and insubstantial to you ? " ; " Can you make a calculated jeopardy without too much headache ? " Ross note that these seemed exchangeable to other personality test they tried — the question are sometimes hard to answer if you call back about them too firmly , as the answers are situational .
6.After the initial personality exam ( which contract about an hour , give or take ) , there ’s a timed IQ exam , then an " aptitude test . "
7.The results of these test are conflate and analyze , then a personal consultation ensues .
So what happened next ? You ’ll have tolisten to find out ! ( More episodes will likely go up in the coming weeks . )
