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Personality and learning profile

Two questionnaires about how you describe yourself. They don’t measure ability: they round out the picture with personality traits and learning dispositions.

  • public-domain instruments
  • source cited
  • not a percentile

What you see

The two questionnaires

  • 1

    Your five personality traits

    Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional stability and Intellect and imagination, using the IPIP-50 (Goldberg, 1992). 50 statements, about 6 minutes.

  • 2

    Your learning profile

    Curiosity, Love of learning and Critical thinking, using the IPIP scales that represent the VIA character strengths. 29 statements, about 4 minutes.

How it works

How to answer

  1. Choose the questionnaire

    In the Tests tab of the member area.

  2. Say how well each statement describes you

    One statement at a time, with 5 options, from "very inaccurate" to "very accurate".

  3. See the bars

    Each trait gets a 0–100 bar, a label and a short text explaining what it means.

Details

How to read the result

  • 0 to 100 on your own scaleThe scores come from your answers, not from a comparison with other people. They are not percentiles.
  • Automatic warningsIf all your answers are the same, or if you agree even with opposite statements, the result tells you.
  • Original itemsIn English, the questionnaires use the original IPIP items, and the source is stated in the test itself.
  • What was left out"Learning styles" (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) were left out for lack of evidence (Pashler and colleagues, 2008). So was mental health screening, by choice.

Self-report questionnaires. They don’t measure ability and are not a consultation with a psychologist or a verdict. "Emotional stability" is a personality trait, not a measure of mental health.

Questions

Questions about this feature

Is the Big Five the same as an IQ test?

No. The Big Five describes personality traits based on what you say about yourself. The reasoning test measures how you solve problems.

Can I take them again?

Yes. In the Tests tab, tap "View or retake".

Where do the statements come from?

From the International Personality Item Pool (ipip.ori.org), which is in the public domain, including for commercial use. The source and license appear with the result.

Ready to see how you reason?

Start now. At the end, your estimated IQ with the 95% range stays in your member area.

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Taking the test is free · IQNorth is an educational reasoning test: the result is an estimate, with a margin of error, for personal and educational use.