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Proverb-Based Assessment of Value Attitudes Test

Understand how teens prioritize life values and relate to self and others in about 5 minutes. Quick 24-item results offer clear, actionable insights for guidance and support.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

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Attitude Toward Creative Work (A) (ATCW)

Measures the strength of socially desirable values related to creative activity and creating or transforming something.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 1: Low | 2 – 3: Moderate | 4: High

A score of 1 falls in the Low range, suggesting a relatively weak emphasis on creative-activity values in the current value orientation.

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2/4

Attitude Toward Learning (B) (ATL)

Assesses how consistently a person orients cognitive activity toward socially acceptable values and norms of learning and knowledge-seeking.

Low stability

Moderate stability

High stability

0 – 1: Low stability | 2: Moderate stability | 3 – 4: High stability

A score of 2 suggests a moderately stable orientation toward socially acceptable values in learning and cognitive activity, with some situational variability.

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2/4

Attitude Toward Self (Form B) (ATSB)

Assesses how strongly a person endorses socially acceptable values about self-attitude, lifestyle, and personal development.

Low (social-desirability oriented)

Moderate

High

0 – 1: Low (social-desirability oriented) | 2 – 3: Moderate | 4: High

A score of 2 suggests a moderate endorsement of socially acceptable values in how the person relates to themselves and their personal development.

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2/4

Attitude Toward Self (Form A) (ATSA)

Assesses the strength of socially desirable values in a person’s attitude toward self, lifestyle, and personal development.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 1: Low | 2 – 3: Moderate | 4: High

A score of 2 suggests a moderate alignment with socially desirable self-related values, without a strongly pronounced tendency.

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2/4

Attitude Toward Beauty (Form B) (ATBB)

Measures how strongly a person endorses socially acceptable values related to the concept of beauty.

Low orientation

Moderate orientation

High orientation

0 – 1: Low orientation | 2: Moderate orientation | 3 – 4: High orientation

A score of 2 suggests a moderate, situational preference for socially acceptable views of beauty that may vary by context.

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2/4

Attitude Toward the Beautiful (A) (ATtB)

Measures the strength of socially desirable values related to appreciating and seeking beauty.

Low appreciation of beauty

Moderate appreciation of beauty

High appreciation of beauty

0 – 1: Low appreciation of beauty | 2 – 3: Moderate appreciation of beauty | 4: High appreciation of beauty

A score of 2 indicates a moderate orientation toward valuing beauty and generally socially acceptable aesthetic attitudes.

example score

2/4

Attitude Toward the Homeland (Form B) (ATtHB)

Measures the degree to which socially approved values and attitudes toward the Homeland are expressed.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 1: Low | 2 – 3: Moderate | 4: High

A score of 2 indicates a moderate endorsement of socially acceptable values related to the Homeland without a strongly pronounced orientation.

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1/4

Attitude Toward the Homeland (Form A) (ATtHA)

Measures the strength of socially desirable value attitudes toward the Homeland.

Low endorsement

Moderate endorsement

High endorsement

0 – 1: Low endorsement | 2 – 3: Moderate endorsement | 4: High endorsement

A score of 1 suggests a low level of socially desirable value endorsement regarding attitudes toward the Homeland in this measure.

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2/4

Attitude Toward the Environment (B) (ATtE)

Measures the degree to which a person’s values support socially acceptable attitudes toward the social and natural environment.

Less stable prosocial values

Moderately stable prosocial values

Highly stable prosocial values

0 – 1: Less stable prosocial values | 2 – 3: Moderately stable prosocial values | 4: Highly stable prosocial values

A score of 2 suggests a moderately stable orientation toward socially desirable attitudes to the social and natural environment.

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2/4

Attitude Toward the Environment (A) (ATtE)

Measures how stable socially desirable values are in a person’s attitude toward the social and natural environment.

Low stability

Moderate stability

High stability

0 – 1: Low stability | 2: Moderate stability | 3 – 4: High stability

A score of 2 indicates moderately stable, mixed orientation toward socially desirable values in relation to the environment.

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2/4

Attitude Toward Cognition (A) (ATC)

Measures how consistently a person orients toward socially desirable values in learning and cognitive activity.

Low orientation

Moderate orientation

High orientation

0 – 1: Low orientation | 2: Moderate orientation | 3 – 4: High orientation

A score of 2 suggests a moderately expressed, somewhat situational preference for socially desirable values in the sphere of knowledge.

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10/24

Total Score (Form B) (TSB)

Reflects how stable a person’s socially acceptable value relationships are based on choices between opposing proverbs (variant B).

Socially desirable orientation

Unstable value attitudes

Preference for socially acceptable values

0 – 8: Socially desirable orientation | 9 – 16: Unstable value attitudes | 17 – 24: Preference for socially acceptable values

A score of 10 falls in the unstable range, suggesting that socially oriented value attitudes may be situational rather than consistently expressed.

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16/24

Total Score (Form A) (TSA)

Measures the stability of socially desirable value relationships expressed through choices between opposing proverbs.

Low

Medium

High

0 – 7: Low | 8 – 15: Medium | 16 – 24: High

A score of 16 falls in the High range, suggesting a strong and relatively stable orientation toward socially approved values.

example score

2/4

Attitude Toward Creative Activity (B) (ATCA)

Measures the strength and stability of socially acceptable values toward constructive creative activity.

Low

Unstable

High

0 – 1: Low | 2: Unstable | 3 – 4: High

A score of 2 suggests an unstable value attitude toward creativity, with fluctuating endorsement of constructive creative activity.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Teen students exploring values

46%OF USERS

Middle and high school students take it to understand what values guide them and how they relate to themselves, peers, and the world.

School psychologists and counselors

34%OF USERS

Practitioners use it for quick screening of value orientations and moral attitudes to plan individual or group support.

Teachers and class mentors

20%OF USERS

Educators assign it to inform class discussions and activities around character development, motivation, and social behavior.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Attitude Toward Creation (A) (ATC()

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2.3

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Attitude Toward Knowledge (B) (ATK()

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2.2

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1.6 — 2.7

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Attitude Towards Oneself (B) (ATO()

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2.3

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Attitude Towards Oneself (A) (ATO()

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Attitude Toward Beauty (B) (ATB()

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1.1

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Attitude Toward Beauty (A) (ATB()

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1.3

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Attitude Toward the Homeland (B) (ATtH()

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2.4

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1.7 — 3

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Attitude Toward the Homeland (A) (ATtH()

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2.6

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Attitude towards the environment (B) (Atte()

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1.6

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Attitude Towards the Environment (A) (ATtE()

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2.5

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Attitude Toward Knowledge (A) (ATK()

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2.6

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Final score (B) (Fs()

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Final score (A) (Fs()

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7.9

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Attitude Towards Creativity (B) (ATC()

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2.8

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

You will be asked to read 24 pairs of proverbs and select, from each pair, the one that more closely reflects your views on life. When making your selection, focus not on the quality or appeal of the wording, but on how well the proverb corresponds to your thoughts and actions.

- A. To live in the world is to live in peace.
- B. To love everyone—there is not enough heart.
- A. Everyone is fondest of their own home.
- B. In a big heart, even what is far away feels close.
- A. A person is attractive in appearance.
- B. A person may look fine, but have a crooked soul.

These are 3 of the 24 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

A Method for Studying Value Relationships Based on Proverbs Test

Proverb-Based Assessment of Value Attitudes Test - Symptoms and Signs

metaphors

morality

values

This measure uses forced-choice judgments between paired, opposing proverbs to sample respondents’ value-related attitudes. The Proverb-Based Assessment of Value Attitudes is intended to elicit preferences that may reflect guiding beliefs about self, other people, and broader life orientations. It is attributed to Milton Rokeach.

The instrument consists of 24 items and typically requires about 5 minutes to complete. Responses are reviewed for patterns of endorsement across proverb pairs, and results from the Proverb-Based Assessment of Value Attitudes are interpreted as indicators of relative value emphases rather than as a comprehensive evaluation of personality or clinical status.

Author: Milton Rokeach

Literature: Markus, H. R., & Nurius, P. Possible selves. American Psychologist. 1986.; Eccles, J. S., & Roeser, R. W. Schools as developmental contexts during adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 2011.; Gibbs, R. W. The poetics of mind: figurative thought, language, and understanding. Cambridge University Press. 1994.; DeVellis, R. F. Scale development: theory and applications. Sage. 2003.