An “uncannily accurate” optical illusion shared on TikTok can suggest how skeptical or kind-hearted you are based on what you first see.
Mia – known as mia_yilin on the social app – posted a video showing what personality traits you could possess by first seeing one of two possible images behind the illusion.
The content creator regularly posts optical illusions to her account, alongside an in-depth analysis of each, so that her 450,000 followers can train.
Users around the world used the comments below the video — which has garnered more than 2,500 likes and 30,000 views — to express what they felt they saw.
The fun “personality test” consists of a black and yellow image of what appears to be either a silhouette of a lanky woman or a distorted close-up of a man’s face.
The image shared by Mia consists of a black and yellow image of what appears to be either a silhouette of a lanky woman or a distorted close-up of a man’s face.
In the images – captioned ‘What do you see first? – Mia says to those who can spot a woman, ‘If the first thing you saw was the lanky woman, then you are a person of the highest morals.
“Not only are you kind and forgiving, but you are also generous. You are admired for your positivity and you do things efficiently.
‘You pick up on social signals well and are easily influenced by the negative behavior of others.’
Mia then explained the alternate perception of a man: “If you saw the man’s face for the first time, then you, my friend, are a very secretive person.
In fact, you often feel that no one understands the REAL you. You like to look at things analytically and logically and don’t want to be a people puller.
‘Instead, you like to chart your own path and make your own decisions.
“With that being said – what you desire most is the reassurance that others love you.”
Users strongly agreed with Mia’s theories – with the majority claiming to have seen a man’s face before.
Mia explains to those who might suspect they saw a woman first, “If the first thing you saw was the lanky woman, then you are a person of the highest morals”
One user confirmed, “Well I saw a man’s face and it’s scary accurate,” while another wrote, “I saw a man’s face.”
One baffled commenter said, “A grumpy face,” as another claimed, “I see a funny face, where’s the woman?”
However, some people could only distinguish the female silhouette. One person said, “I saw the woman first,” while another agreed and said, “Woman, it’s true.”
A perplexed person, trying to distinguish one of the possibilities, claimed: ‘2 people hugging. Then a man’s face.’
An end user felt a similar feeling when he wrote, “Am I the only one who had no idea what I was looking at?”
Users strongly agreed with Mia’s theories – with the majority claiming to have seen a man’s face before, while others argued to see a woman first
As evidenced by the comments, Mia’s optical illusion videos can be open to interpretation as each individual may only see what is personal to them.
Combine that with the fact that hundreds, if not thousands, of different personality traits can exist among the general population.
However, scientists at Northwestern University have determined four entirely new personality types that everyone falls into based on a survey of 1.5 million people worldwide in 2018.
Their research found that respondents were average, reserved, self-centered, or role models.
The latest findings challenge existing ideas in psychology, according to the research team behind the study.
These characterize people by their openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, friendliness and neuroticism.