Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) Test
In about 3 minutes, this test clarifies your impulsivity profile across action, focus, and planning. Get quick, reliable insight to support treatment tracking and targeted self-control strategies.
08:30
Scale Explorer
How the Scales are Structured
DATA-BASED USER COHORTS
Who Usually Takes This Test?
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.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Impulsiveness of planning (Iop)
Impulsiveness of planning (Iop)
Average
8.4
Normal range
6.5 — 10.4
min.
4
max.
16
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Impulsivity of Attention (IoA)
Impulsivity of Attention (IoA)
Average
8.3
Normal range
6.7 — 9.9
min.
4
max.
16
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Motor impulsivity (Mi)
Motor impulsivity (Mi)
Average
11.8
Normal range
9.3 — 14.4
min.
6
max.
24
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Impulsivity Scale (IS)
Impulsivity Scale (IS)
Average
32.1
Normal range
24.7 — 39.5
min.
14
max.
56
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Featured On
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
- Rarely or never
- Occasionally
- Often
- Always or almost always
- Rarely or never
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always or almost always
- Rarely or never
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always or almost always
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
/https://cdn.freudly.ai/media/tests/596/image/1761051380_day_image_20251021_125619.png "Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, BIS-11 Test")
Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) Test - Symptoms and Signs
This measure is a brief self-report questionnaire intended to screen for impulsivity-related tendencies. The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) is commonly used to characterize patterns of behavioral disinhibition and self-control difficulties in clinical and research settings.
It consists of 14 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Items are designed to capture everyday manifestations of impulsive responding, attentional control problems, and reduced forethought or planning.
Scores from the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) may support case formulation and help monitor change over time when interpreted in the context of presenting concerns, clinical interview, and other assessment data.
Author: Ernest S. Barratt
Literature: Whiteside, S. P., & Lynam, D. R. The five factor model and impulsivity: using a structural model of personality to understand impulsivity. Personality and Individual Differences. 2001.; Cyders, M. A., & Smith, G. T. Emotion-based dispositions to rash action: positive and negative urgency. Psychological Bulletin. 2008.; Patton, J. H., Stanford, M. S., & Barratt, E. S. Factor structure of the Barratt impulsiveness scale. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 1995.
Popular tests
Comments
Leave a Comment