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Personality Emotional Orientation Assessment Test

With 60 questions, the Personality Emotional Orientation Assessment Test takes about 11 minutes to complete. It maps emotional interests across helping, acquisition, pleasure and comfort, beauty, learning, unusual or romantic experiences, challenge, activity, recognition, and communication, helping you reflect on your personal profile.

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How the Scales are Structured

Acquisitive OrientationAO

Measures the degree to which acquiring and owning material items is a preferred source of positive emotion and motivation.

example score6/12

6/12Moderateexample score

0 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 6 indicates a moderate acquisitive orientation, suggesting that gaining and possessing things can be rewarding but is not a dominant emotional priority.

Hedonistic OrientationHO

Measures the degree to which a person prioritizes comfort, pleasure, and emotional well-being as preferred experiences.

example score10/12

10/12Highexample score

0 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 10 falls in the High range, suggesting a strong tendency to value comfort, pleasant sensations, and a generally enjoyable emotional tone in daily life.

Aesthetic OrientationAO

Measures the degree to which a person values beauty, art, and harmony as a preferred source of positive emotional experiences.

example score6/12

6/12Moderateexample score

0 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 6 indicates a moderate aesthetic orientation, suggesting that experiences of beauty and harmony are meaningful but typically balanced with other emotional priorities.

Gnostic OrientationGO

The Gnostic scale measures a person’s preference for understanding, intellectual exploration, and learning new information.

example score6/12

6/12Moderate gnostic focusexample score

0 – 4Lower gnostic focus

5 – 8Moderate gnostic focus

9 – 12Higher gnostic focus

A score of 6 indicates a moderate tendency to seek knowledge and enjoy solving complex problems, without this being the dominant emotional priority.

RomanticR

Measures the degree to which a person is drawn to romance, adventure, and emotionally engaging experiences that feel unusual or mysterious.

example score7/12

7/12Moderateexample score

0 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 7 indicates a moderate romantic orientation, suggesting a balanced interest in novelty and mystery alongside other emotional priorities.

Pugnistic OrientationPO

Measures an avoidant emotional orientation marked by distress around obstacles and a focus on feelings tied to overcoming challenges.

example score9/12

9/12Highexample score

0 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 9 suggests a high avoidant orientation, with stronger distress in difficult situations and a pronounced emotional focus on challenge-related experiences.

Praxis OrientationPO

Measures the extent to which a person finds emotional satisfaction in the process of doing tasks, independent of outcomes or rewards.

example score6/12

6/12Moderateexample score

0 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 6 indicates a moderate praxeological orientation, suggesting you often enjoy the work process itself, though this is not always your primary emotional driver.

Gloric OrientationGO

Glorica measures the degree to which a person is oriented toward self-assertion, fame, and recognition from others.

example score5/12

5/12Moderateexample score

0 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 5 suggests a moderate preference for recognition and respect, with self-assertion being a motivating factor but not a dominant one.

CommunicativeC

Measures the extent to which a person is emotionally oriented toward friendship, communication, and receiving interpersonal support.

example score6/12

6/12Moderateexample score

0 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 6 indicates a moderate communicative orientation, suggesting you generally value friendly interaction and emotional support while also drawing motivation from other emotional goals.

Altruistic OrientationAO

Measures the tendency to value and seek emotions connected with helping, supporting, and caring for others.

example score3/12

3/12Lower focus on helpingexample score

0 – 4Lower focus on helping

5 – 8Balanced helping orientation

9 – 12Strong helping orientation

A score of 3 suggests helping and caring emotions are present but tend to be a lower priority compared with other emotional goals.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Therapists and counselors

41%OF USERS

They use it to quickly identify what emotional experiences a client values most and to tailor support and motivation strategies.

HR and team leads

34%OF USERS

They take it to understand what drives employees and how to motivate, assign roles, and communicate more effectively.

Self-development seekers

25%OF USERS

They take it out of curiosity and reflection to clarify their emotional priorities and what they naturally strive for in life.

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

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

AcquisitiveA

You?

Average6.9

Typical rangeTypical4.7 – 9

Possible0 – 12

HedonisticH

You?

Average3.5

Typical rangeTypical1.3 – 5.7

Possible0 – 12

AestheticA

You?

Average3.2

Typical rangeTypical1 – 5.5

Possible0 – 12

GnosticG

You?

Average8.1

Typical rangeTypical5.9 – 10.3

Possible0 – 12

RomanticR

You?

Average7.1

Typical rangeTypical5.5 – 8.7

Possible0 – 12

CowardlyC

You?

Average8.1

Typical rangeTypical6.2 – 9.9

Possible0 – 12

PractissicalP

You?

Average8.2

Typical rangeTypical6.3 – 10.1

Possible0 – 12

GloricaG

You?

Average3.3

Typical rangeTypical1.3 – 5.4

Possible0 – 12

CommunicativeC

You?

Average3.2

Typical rangeTypical1.2 – 5.1

Possible0 – 12

AltruisticA

You?

Average7.7

Typical rangeTypical6.3 – 9.2

Possible0 – 12

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Please read each statement carefully. Select “Yes” if the described experience occurs frequently, and “No” if it occurs rarely or not at all. If you have significant difficulty answering an item, select “?” (Unable to answer).

- Yes
- No
- ?
- Yes
- No
- Unable to answer
- Yes
- No
- ?

These are 3 of the 60 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Personality Emotional Orientation Assessment Test - Description and methodology of the test

emotionality

People who want to understand why certain experiences feel especially rewarding, meaningful, or compelling can use this assessment for guided self-reflection. The Personality Emotional Orientation Assessment Test presents a comparative profile of emotional preferences rather than assigning one fixed personality type. An emotional orientation profile can help readers notice motives that may influence choices, relationships, work, and leisure.

What This Assessment Explores

This personality orientation test shows which of ten emotional motives stand out.

These result dimensions are:

Altruistic Orientation (0-12) measures helping and selfless action; bands: Lower focus on helping (0-4), Balanced helping orientation (5-8), Strong helping orientation (9-12). Acquisitive Orientation (0-12) measures acquiring and possessing objects.
Hedonistic Orientation (0-12) measures pleasure and comfort; Aesthetic Orientation (0-12) measures harmony, beauty, art, and aesthetic values.
Gnostic Orientation (0-12) measures learning; bands: Lower gnostic focus (0-4), Moderate gnostic focus (5-8), Higher gnostic focus (9-12). Romantic (0-12) reflects unusual, mysterious, new, romantic, and adventurous experiences.
Pugnistic Orientation (0-12) measures overcoming challenges; Praxis Orientation (0-12) measures interest in activity itself; Gloric Orientation (0-12) measures self-assertion and recognition; Communicative (0-12) measures friendly interaction and emotional support.

All other scales use Low (0-4), Moderate (5-8), and High (9-12).

Methodology and Evidence Base

Items group around feelings, preferences, and situations involving care, possession, pleasure, beauty, knowledge, novelty, challenge, recognition, and work. Responses are mainly Yes or No, with item-specific uncertainty options such as Unable to answer, Not sure, Unsure, or a question mark.

Scoring yields ten separate orientation scores, each with its displayed band. The response-to-point conversion is not documented, so no additional scoring rule should be inferred from ranges.

Conceptually, the questionnaire is consistent with the Dodonov General Emotional Orientation method described by Smirnova and Naumkina in 1997, which organizes personality around valued emotional experiences. Dodonov’s 1978 theory frames emotions as values, and Belskaya’s 2013 study examines the method’s construct validity. As an emotional motives assessment, this online version is conceptually related to that work, not a proven standardized adaptation.

Self-report can shift with mood, context, self-awareness, and the wish to answer favorably. Without questionnaire-specific norms, reliability estimates, or clinical thresholds, the result is best treated as a structured reflection of current tendencies rather than a diagnosis.

Author: Robert Plutchik

Literature:

Smirnova, G. E., & Naumkina, E. V. (1997). Determination of the General Emotional Orientation of Personality: B. I. Dodonov’s Method. School Technologies, no. 1, pp. 100-103.
Dodonov, B. I. (1978). Emotion as Value. Moscow: Politizdat, 272 pp.
Belskaya, N. A. (2013). The Mathematical Verification of Emotional Orientation Method’s Construct Validity. Izvestiya of Saratov University. Philosophy. Psychology. Pedagogy, 13(4), 46-50. 10.18500/1819-7671-2013-13-4-46-50

Updated: 2025-10-02