Comprehensive Intellectual Humility Scale (CIHS) Test
Understand your intellectual humility in 5 minutes, including how open and flexible you stay when challenged. Get a quick, accurate snapshot that supports growth, communication, and teamwork.
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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.
Respect for alternative points of view (Rfapov)
Average
12
Normal range
7.7 — 16.4
min.
6
max.
30
Majority
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Independence of Intelligence from the Ego (IoIftE)
Average
19.4
Normal range
16 — 22.8
min.
5
max.
25
Majority
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Lack of intellectual self-confidence (Lois)
Average
22.7
Normal range
18.2 — 27.2
min.
6
max.
30
Majority
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Openness to Revising Personal Beliefs (OtRPB)
Average
14.3
Normal range
11.5 — 17.2
min.
5
max.
25
Majority
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Intellectual Humility Scale (IHS)
Average
87.4
Normal range
73.8 — 101
min.
22
max.
110
Majority
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does this questionnaire measure?
It measures intellectual humility, defined as openness to revising beliefs, comfort with being wrong, and respect for differing views. It focuses on mental flexibility rather than self-esteem or intelligence.
What areas are covered by the items?
Items assess willingness to change beliefs with new evidence, reduced overconfidence in personal knowledge, low ego-involvement when criticized, and respect for alternative viewpoints. Each area reflects a distinct component of intellectual humility.
How long does it take to complete, and how many items are included?
Completion time is about 5 minutes. The questionnaire includes 22 items.
How should responses be selected?
Select the option that best reflects typical behavior across situations, not a single recent event. Answer all items and avoid spending excessive time on any one statement.
How are results typically used in group or workplace settings?
Results can highlight patterns that may slow dialogue, increase defensiveness, or reduce openness to feedback. They can support training and coaching in critical thinking, leadership, and communication.
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Comprehensive Intellectual Humility Scale (CIHS) Test - Symptoms and Signs
This self-report measure assesses intellectual humility, including openness to revising one’s views and the capacity to engage respectfully with differing perspectives. The Comprehensive Intellectual Humility Scale (CIHS) is intended to capture individual differences in how people respond to new information, feedback, and disagreement.
The scale includes 22 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Items reflect domains such as willingness to change beliefs when warranted, reduced overconfidence in one’s knowledge, lower ego-involvement in being “right,” and respect for alternative viewpoints. Developed by June Tangney and Mark Leary, the Comprehensive Intellectual Humility Scale (CIHS) may be used in clinical, counseling, and organizational contexts to support case formulation, facilitate reflective discussion, or inform interventions targeting interpersonal functioning and cognitive flexibility.
Author: June Tangney, Mark Leary
Literature: Davis, D. E., Hook, J. N., Worthington, E. L., Jr., Van Tongeren, D. R., Gartner, A. L., & Jennings, D. J., II. Humility and the development and repair of social bonds: Two longitudinal studies. Self and Identity. 2011.; Krumrei-Mancuso, E. J., & Rouse, S. V. The development and validation of the comprehensive intellectual humility scale. Journal of Personality Assessment. 2016.
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