Your Narcis’sism Is Determined by the Number of Circles You Observe Investigating Optical Illusions

Few subjects in the great ocean of social media material, memes, and viral posts fascinate people as much as fast, eye-catching “personality tests.” You may have gone through your page, found an image with concentric circles, and read a bold assertion: “The Number of Circles You See Determines If You’re a Narcissist.” Maybe you,

paused to count the circles or even told others about it to gauge their responses. Whatever the situation, this specific meme plays on a strong and timeless human need: the want to know ourselves and maybe to know others as well. A straightforward picture claiming to gauge something as complicated as narcissism seems to get us much credence.

This question is relevant in a society where people discuss constantly personality tests ranging from the “What Kind of Pizza Are You?” to the more conventional Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

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