TEST-YO!

Methodology

Frameworks we use

We work with established research frameworks: the Big Five (Goldberg, 1993) for personality, RIASEC (Holland, 1959) for vocational interests, Goleman's Emotional Intelligence model (1995), the Grit scale (Duckworth et al., 2007) and the attachment theory of Mikulincer and Shaver (2007), among others. All are peer-reviewed, widely cited, and backed by decades of empirical evidence.

Item design

Each test uses 20–30 items. We mix forward-keyed questions (a "yes" scores high on the trait) with reverse-keyed questions (a "yes" scores low on the trait) to detect acquiescence bias. Response scale is a 5- or 7-point Likert. Cognitive tests (IQ, verbal/numerical reasoning) use correct-answer format with graduated difficulty.

Scoring

Answers are computed in your browser — no data is sent to our servers. Scoring follows the framework's standard algorithm (item sum, reverse-keying where applicable, mapping to percentiles or archetypes). Each archetype is grounded in framework-derived score ranges, not invented narrative.

Review process

Our internal editorial review checks framework descriptions against cited sources, keeps claims appropriately hedged, verifies scoring logic, and checks source links. The “Updated” date reflects the latest review. We will name external reviewers and credentials only when they can be verified.

Meet our authors and reviewers: /authors

What we are not

TEST-YO! tests are informational self-reflection tools. They are not clinically validated instruments, diagnoses, or professional assessments. For clinical, employment or educational decisions, consult a professional using validated instruments (NEO-PI-R, MMPI, Wechsler scales).

Birth Pattern method

Birth Pattern uses the selected Astronomy Engine dependency for tropical, apparent, geocentric, true-ecliptic-of-date positions and js-joda with the IANA time-zone database for civil time. It calculates the ten approved bodies: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Exact-time charts use Whole Sign houses; its transparent interpretive aspect orbs are product rules, not scientific measurements. When time is unknown, it evaluates the full local civil day and omits anything that is not stable. Local Connections requires permission for another person’s data, keeps adult limits for romance, and shows reflective factors without a score. It is non-scientific and non-predictive, and never becomes a questionnaire score.

References

  1. Goldberg, L. R. (1993). The structure of phenotypic personality traits.. American Psychologist
  2. Holland, J. L. (1959). A theory of vocational choice.. Journal of Counseling Psychology
  3. Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.. Bantam Books
  4. Barrick, M. R., & Mount, M. K. (1991). The Big Five personality dimensions and job performance: a meta-analysis.. Personnel Psychology
  5. Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: perseverance and passion for long-term goals.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  6. Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R. (2007). Attachment in adults: Structure, dynamics, and change.. Guilford Press