I must admit, I have been smitten with curiosity about the so-called 2D:4D ratio. I find its implications for improved self-awareness and appreciation of diversity to be compelling. This is the third post on the subject, the previous ones having to do with the Higher Perspective article and then my attempt to more accurately measure the 2D:4D ratio.
I also dedicated a whole edition of L.I.N.K.S. to the subject, and I published a related inquiry on facial symmetry--a feature that, like ring finger length, tends to increase in response to pre-natal androgen exposure.
That is a lot of exploration and investigation already. But, being the curious sort, I feel one really good question usually inspires two or three dozen more. And so I have prepared for you a list of additional questions (and some preliminary answers). It's my hope that this Q&A monologue will engage readers and inspire something more like a dialog. If you share my interest in this topic and would like to advance the conversation, please feel free to chime in--via comments.
Here we go!
- Does it matter if you measure the ratio on your left hand or your right hand? If the measurements are different, which one is more accurate?
- If your instincts are hardwired, how much choice do you really have in the heat of the moment? Are people with low 2D:4D ratios more likely to be aggressive drivers?
- Is there a correlation between finger length ratio and other measures of personality, such as the MBTI profile? Are certain ratios disproportionately represented among Es or Is, for example?
- Is there a correlation between finger length ratio and a person's sex (male, female, or intersex), sexual orientation (i.e., gender identity, e.g., male, female, trans, queer), or sexual preference (asexual, heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual)?
- What are the ranges of ratios that have been measured?
- Are there any published studies correlating the effects of pre-natal androgens? For example, to what degree are finger length ratios and facial symmetry correlated?
- To what extent should finger length ratio influence your choice of a potential mate? Should the ratio matter more or less than, say, a zodiac sign? In other words, is the finger length ratio merely a persistent but meaningless bit of pop psychology, or is it a window into serious insight?
- What, if anything, do these topics have in common? How are they related if at all?
- Numerology
- Tarot
- Astrology (signs of the zodiac)
- Parapsychology (hypnosis, extra-sensory perception, telepathy, etc.)
- Phrenology (reading the bumps on a person's skull for insights into brain structure and function)
- Chiromancy (reading the proportions of a persons hands and fingers for predictions of future health and well-being)
- Finger Length Ratio
- Positive Psychology
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Abnormal Psychology
Send or post your responses to the questions posed, your additional questions, more links as you find them, and your own answers as you think of them.
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