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Emotion Recognition (Critic Ratings) Test

Learn how accurately you read other people’s emotions in just 2 minutes. Get clear outside feedback to strengthen relationships, communication, and teamwork.

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Questions: 102 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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-1/20

Recognition of Others' Emotions (RoOE)

Measures how accurately a person recognizes others’ emotions from observable expressions and behavior as rated by people who know them.

Needs improvement

Adequate

Strong

-20 – 0: Needs improvement | 1 – 15: Adequate | 16 – 20: Strong

A score of -1 falls in the Needs improvement range, suggesting others observe occasional difficulty in accurately identifying what people around you are feeling.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Team leads and managers

41%OF USERS

They want honest feedback from colleagues to see whether they accurately read others’ feelings and respond in ways that keep teams motivated and conflicts low.

Couples and close partners

34%OF USERS

They use ratings from someone who knows them well to spot misreads that trigger arguments and improve day-to-day communication.

People in customer-facing roles

25%OF USERS

They take it with input from coworkers to check how well they pick up on clients’ emotions and adjust their tone and approach in the moment.

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

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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.

Recognizing the Emotions of Others (RtEoO)

Average

1.3

Normal range

-3.9 — 6.6

min.

-20

max.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Indicate the extent to which the statements below are true of the person you have been asked to rate. Please respond as openly and honestly as possible; the measure is useful only if your responses are accurate.

- This statement is not true of this person
- This statement is rarely true of this person
- This statement is sometimes true of this person
- This statement is often true of this person
- This statement is always true of this person
- This statement is not true of this person
- This statement is rarely true of this person
- This statement is sometimes true of this person
- This statement is often true of this person
- This statement is always true of this person
- This statement is not true of this person
- This statement is rarely true of this person
- This statement is sometimes true of this person
- This statement is often true of this person
- This statement is always true of this person

These are 3 of the 10 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

Emotion Recognition (Critic Ratings) Test - Symptoms and Signs

emotional intelligence

This measure uses informant (“critic”) ratings to estimate how accurately an individual is perceived to recognize others’ emotional states. Emotion Recognition (Critic Ratings) is intended to provide brief, structured feedback on emotion-recognition skills as observed by people who know the respondent.

The questionnaire includes 10 items and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete. It is generally administered to one or more raters, allowing comparison of perspectives across observers and supporting discussion of strengths and areas for improvement in everyday social and interpersonal contexts.

Results from Emotion Recognition (Critic Ratings) are typically interpreted as a snapshot of perceived emotion-recognition ability and are best considered alongside other clinical information, contextual factors, and the rater’s familiarity with the individual.

Author: Paul Ekman

Literature: Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. Emotional intelligence: theory, findings, and implications. Psychological Inquiry. 2004.; Davis, M. Test your EQ: find out how emotionally intelligent you really are. New York: 2005.