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Differential Type of Reflection Test

Understand your dominant reflection style in just 6 minutes and how you process thoughts and feelings. Get clear, research-backed insight to tailor coaching, therapy, or development.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

27/36

Quasi-Reflection (QR)

Measures the tendency to reflect on topics detached from the current life situation, favoring abstract analysis outside the immediate context.

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Moderate

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9 – 21: Low | 22 – 33: Moderate | 34 – 36: High

A score of 27 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme tendency to shift reflection toward abstract, context-detached themes rather than the here-and-now situation.

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30/36

Introspection (I)

Introspection measures the tendency to focus on and analyze one’s own feelings, thoughts, and inner experiences.

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Moderate

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9 – 18: Low | 19 – 31: Moderate | 32 – 36: High

A score of 30 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a generally developed habit of self-examination without an extreme focus on inner experiences.

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21/48

Systemic Reflection (SR)

Measures the ability to step back and view oneself from an outside perspective while integrating multiple viewpoints about one’s thoughts and actions.

Low

High

12 – 33: Low | 34 – 48: High

A score of 21 falls in the Low range, suggesting less frequent self-distancing and a more limited tendency to analyze one’s experiences from multiple perspectives.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Therapy and coaching clients

41%OF USERS

People working on self-understanding use it to see whether they reflect mainly through analysis, emotions, or action and to choose helpful strategies.

Psychologists and researchers

35%OF USERS

Professionals administer it to quickly profile reflection style in studies or assessments and compare groups or track change over time.

Students in helping fields

24%OF USERS

Learners in psychology, counseling, or education take it to build self-awareness and practice interpreting reflection patterns.

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

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Quasireflexion (Q)

Average

22.3

Normal range

18.2 — 26.4

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Introspection (I)

Average

28.5

Normal range

24.9 — 32.2

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Systemic reflection (Sr)

Average

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29.3 — 40.7

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- No
- More no than yes
- More yes than no
- Yes
- No
- Probably no rather than yes
- Probably yes rather than no
- Yes
- No
- More no than yes
- More yes than no
- Yes

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Differential Type of Reflection Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This measure assesses individual differences in reflective processing, including how a person tends to examine thoughts, feelings, and experiences. The Differential Type of Reflection is a brief, self-report questionnaire intended to characterize reflective style as a relatively stable individual tendency.

It consists of 30 items and typically takes about 6 minutes to complete. Respondents endorse statements that best describe their usual approach to self-focused and experience-focused thinking, supporting a structured profile of predominant modes of reflection. The Differential Type of Reflection is commonly cited in conceptual discussions of reflective practice and adult learning (e.g., Donald A. Schön; Jack Mezirow) and may be used to inform case conceptualization or research questions when reflective style is clinically or theoretically relevant.

Author: Donald A. Schön, Jack Mezirow

Literature: Grant, A. M., Franklin, J., & Langford, P. The self-reflection and insight scale: A new measure of private self-consciousness. Social Behavior and Personality. 2002.