Why we do this
Most online tests are either entertainment with no scientific basis or paid tools closed to ordinary people. We want proven self-discovery tools to be available to everyone: free, in plain language and without risk to your personal data.
Character map
It is based on the Big Five (the five-factor model of personality), the most researched model of personality in psychology. The questions, scales, norms and report texts were developed for Soulmeter.
IQ test
All 34 tasks were created for Soulmeter: figure matrices built on row and column rules, number series, verbal analogies and logic puzzles. Every task was checked by a script to have exactly one correct answer. The score is converted to IQ on the standard scale with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15; norms are preliminary.
Depression and anxiety test
The PHQ-9 (Kroenke K., Spitzer R. L., Williams J. B., 2001) and GAD-7 (Spitzer R. L. et al., 2006) questionnaires in their original wording. Developed with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc.; no permission is required to reproduce, translate, display or distribute them. We do not change the questions. Cut-offs follow the scale authors.
How we refine norms
To make scores more accurate, after a test our statistics keep only an anonymous summary: average scale scores for the Character map or the number of correct answers in the IQ test. No name, no answers to individual questions, no link to a device or a person. Scores from the depression test are not kept at all.
Limitations
The tests do not replace a consultation with a psychologist or doctor and do not make diagnoses. Results depend on honest answers and on how you feel while taking the test.