Empathic Abilities Assessment Test

In about 7 minutes, you will see how well you tune into others feelings and perspectives. Get a clear profile across key empathy areas to guide coaching, therapy, or team growth.

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October 2, 2025

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How the Scales are Structured

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4/6

Identification (I)

Identification measures how well you can mentally and emotionally place yourself in another person’s position to understand their feelings and perspective.

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0 – 2: Low | 3 – 4: Moderate | 5 – 6: High

A score of 4 suggests a moderate ability to identify with others, usually allowing you to take another person’s perspective in many situations while remaining less consistent under stress or ambiguity.

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2/6

Penetrating Ability (PA)

Measures how readily you create a trusting, open atmosphere that supports smooth emotional and informational exchange with others.

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0 – 2: Low | 3 – 4: Moderate | 5 – 6: High

A score of 2 indicates a low penetrating ability, meaning trust and openness may form slowly and may require more deliberate engagement to establish.

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3/6

Attitudes (A)

Measures attitudes and openness that either facilitate or inhibit empathic engagement with other people.

Restrictive

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Supportive

0 – 2: Restrictive | 3 – 4: Mixed | 5 – 6: Supportive

A score of 3 suggests a mixed set of attitudes toward others, with empathy sometimes supported by openness and sometimes limited by cautious or distancing settings.

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3/6

Intuitive Channel (IC)

Measures how well you intuitively and unconsciously pick up and integrate cues about others’ emotions and behavior based on experience.

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0 – 2: Low | 3 – 4: Moderate | 5 – 6: High

A score of 3 indicates a moderate intuitive empathy channel, suggesting you can sometimes grasp others’ states implicitly, though this may be inconsistent across situations.

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5/6

Emotional Channel (EC)

Measures how readily you emotionally resonate with others by sharing and responding to their feelings.

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0 – 2: Low | 3 – 4: Moderate | 5 – 6: High

A score of 5 indicates a high level of emotional responsiveness, suggesting you typically attune to others’ feelings quickly and empathize with them in interaction.

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4/6

Rational Channel (RC)

Measures how much you use focused attention and analytical thinking to understand another person without bias.

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0 – 2: Low | 3 – 4: Moderate | 5 – 6: High

A score of 4 indicates a moderate rational empathy channel, suggesting you often rely on thoughtful analysis to understand others, though it may not be consistently strong across situations.

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13/36

Overall Empathy Level (OEL)

This scale measures the overall development of empathic ability to understand and resonate with others’ emotions across rational, emotional, and intuitive perception channels.

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0 – 14: Low | 15 – 29: Moderate | 30 – 36: High

A score of 13 falls in the Low range, suggesting empathy is generally less consistently expressed and may rely more on situational cues than stable attunement.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Helping professionals

41%OF USERS

Therapists, coaches, teachers, and HR specialists take it to see how well they read others and what to strengthen for better support and communication.

Relationship and family seekers

34%OF USERS

People working on couples or family issues use it to understand their empathy patterns and reduce misunderstandings in close relationships.

Self-development learners

25%OF USERS

Individuals interested in emotional intelligence take it for a quick snapshot of their empathy strengths and weak spots to guide personal growth.

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Identification (I)

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2.5

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1.7 — 3.3

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Penetrating Ability (PA)

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1.6

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Settings (S)

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4.4

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Intuitive channel (Ic)

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2.8

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1.7 — 3.8

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Emotional channel (Ec)

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3.5

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2.4 — 4.6

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Rational channel (Rc)

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3.3

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2.4 — 4.3

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Overall empathy level score (Oels)

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18.7

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12.5 — 24.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this assessment measure?

It measures empathic ability across six parameters, including sensitivity to others’ emotional states and understanding of another person’s perspective. Results include an overall level and a profile of stronger and weaker components.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Estimated completion time is about 7 minutes. The assessment contains 36 items.

How should items be answered?

Select the response that best reflects typical behavior and thinking. Use the first answer that seems accurate and avoid extended reflection.

How are results reported?

Scores are provided for each of the six parameters and as a combined empathy level. The profile indicates areas that are more developed and areas that may need strengthening.

Can results change over time?

Results can vary with training, therapy, and changes in stress or social context. Reassessment may be used to track progress after targeted skill work.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Diagnosis of Empathic Ability Levels Test

Empathic Abilities Assessment Test

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This measure is intended to assess individual differences in empathy-related tendencies. The Empathic Abilities Assessment is a brief self-report questionnaire designed to characterize how a person typically responds to others’ emotions and perspectives in everyday situations.

It consists of 36 items and typically takes about 7 minutes to complete. Items are commonly summed into scale scores to support a structured profile of empathic responding for use in clinical screening, research, or treatment planning, with interpretation guided by appropriate norms and the broader clinical context.

The Empathic Abilities Assessment was developed by Mark H. Davis and is best interpreted as one component of a multimethod assessment; results should be integrated with interview data and other relevant measures rather than used as a standalone indicator.

Author: Mark H. Davis

Literature: Davis, M. H. Measuring individual differences in empathy: Evidence for a multidimensional approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1983.; Decety, J., & Jackson, P. L. The functional architecture of human empathy. Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Reviews. 2004.

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