A simple visual puzzle — two letters, a blank in the middle — is all it takes to reveal something surprising about your inner world. The word your brain completes first is not random: according to psycholinguistics, it reflects the current frequency of your subconscious mind. Here is what each choice actually means.

The image at the heart of this test presents just two fragments: LO and ER, with a void in the middle. What happens next is not a matter of chance. Your brain…

