Cognitive style test · experimental version

How you think, in three letters.

Every mind does three things: it perceives information, evaluates it by some standard and resolves what to do. This free personality test (no sign-up) measures how you do each one and sums it up in a code like this:

NNoveltyPerceive
EExactnessEvaluate
RReflectiveResolve

What each letter means

Perceive 1st letter

What information you take in

  • SSensoryWhat is happening?
  • MMemoryHow does it compare to what I already know?
  • NNoveltyWhat else could it be?
  • VVisionWhere is this going?

Evaluate 2nd letter

What standard you decide by

  • EExactnessIs it coherent?
  • OObjectivesDoes it work?
  • IIdentityDoes it fit who I am?
  • AAccordIs it good for the group?

Resolve 3rd letter

When and how you close

  • DDecisiveFast, closes
  • SSystematicUnhurried, closes
  • TTacticalFast, keeps it open
  • RReflectiveUnhurried, keeps it open

If two options tie, that letter becomes X (or U for the vowel) and the result shows which ones you are between, for example XE-R (N/V).

The 16 animals

Each core (the first two letters) has an animal. The resolving mode is added as an adjective: for example, NE-R is a Reflective Fox and NE-D a Decisive Fox.

Choose a version

Answer based on what you usually do, not on what you would like to do. You can close the page and continue later: your progress is saved in this browser.