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Assessment of Potentially Extremist Attitudes Test

In about 9 minutes, it helps gauge how strongly youth may lean toward nationalist, religious, or legal extremism. Fast 46 item screening supports prevention planning and flags who may need added support.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

31/45

Violent Extremism (VE)

Measures the degree to which a person justifies or supports extremist violence, including religiously motivated violence.

Low

Moderate

High

9 – 25: Low | 26 – 35: Moderate | 36 – 45: High

A score of 31 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting some openness to justifying or supporting violent extremist ideas compared with lower scores.

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39/50

Legal (L)

Measures inclination toward legal nihilism and rejection of commonly accepted legal and social norms.

Low

Moderate

High

10 – 23: Low | 24 – 33: Moderate | 34 – 50: High

A score of 39 falls in the High range, suggesting a pronounced tendency to dismiss or disregard legal and social norms.

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17/50

National Extremism (NE)

Measures the extent of nationalistic, fanatical, or chauvinistic attitudes associated with national extremism.

Low

Moderate

High

10 – 20: Low | 21 – 36: Moderate | 37 – 50: High

A score of 17 falls in the Low range, suggesting relatively weak endorsement of nationalistic or chauvinistic views as measured by this scale.

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50/125

Religious (R)

Measures inclination toward extreme religious views and intolerance toward other denominations or ideologies.

Low

Elevated

25 – 67: Low | 68 – 125: Elevated

A score of 50 falls in the Low range, suggesting relatively limited endorsement of extreme religious views or intolerance in this measure.

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151/225

Overall Level of Extremism (OLoE)

Measures the overall intensity of extremist-leaning attitudes and behavioral readiness across domains such as nationalistic, religious, and legal extremism.

Low

Moderate

High

45 – 117: Low | 118 – 150: Moderate | 151 – 225: High

A score of 151 falls in the High range, indicating a comparatively elevated overall endorsement of attitudes associated with extremist viewpoints in this measure.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

School and youth staff

41%OF USERS

Teachers, counselors, and youth workers use it to quickly screen groups for warning signs and guide prevention or support efforts.

Community prevention specialists

34%OF USERS

Social psychologists, social workers, and program coordinators run it in community settings to spot radicalization risks and tailor interventions.

Concerned young adults

25%OF USERS

Young people take it privately to check whether stress, isolation, or strong beliefs are drifting toward extremist attitudes.

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

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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Violent (V)

Average

20.1

Normal range

15.3 — 24.8

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Legal (L)

Average

25.6

Normal range

20 — 31.3

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National (N)

Average

22.4

Normal range

15.6 — 29.2

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Religious (R)

Average

91.3

Normal range

73.6 — 109

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125

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Overall Level of Extremism (OLoE)

Average

163.1

Normal range

133.4 — 192.9

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225

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Rather disagree
- Undecided
- Rather agree
- Completely agree
- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Undecided
- Somewhat agree
- Completely agree

These are 3 of the 46 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

Diagnosis of Potentially Extremist Attitudes Test

Assessment of Potentially Extremist Attitudes Test - Symptoms and Signs

extremism

This self-report measure is designed to screen for attitudinal themes that may be associated with support for or tolerance of extremist beliefs and related social norms. Assessment of Potentially Extremist Attitudes provides a structured way to quantify endorsement of relevant viewpoints for use in clinical, counseling, or applied risk-assessment contexts (Allport; Altemeyer).

The instrument includes 46 items and typically takes about 9 minutes to complete. Results are intended to support initial case formulation, guide follow-up assessment, and inform prevention or intervention planning; they should be interpreted in conjunction with clinical interview, collateral information, and contextual factors. Assessment of Potentially Extremist Attitudes is not a stand-alone diagnostic tool and should not be used as the sole basis for decisions about safety, legal status, or service eligibility.

Author: Bob Altemeyer, Gordon W. Allport

Literature: Horgan, J. The psychology of terrorism. Routledge. 2005.