Feedback Sensitivity Scale Test

Learn how you notice success or failure cues and adjust your behavior in about 2 minutes. This 9 item check clarifies why feedback drives change or feels personal, improving coaching and resilience.

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October 2, 2025

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3/5

Feedback Sensitivity (FS)

Measures how readily a person notices and incorporates success/failure feedback to adjust their behavior in interpersonal and goal-directed situations.

Low sensitivity

Moderate sensitivity

High sensitivity

1 – 2.9: Low sensitivity | 3 – 4.1: Moderate sensitivity | 4.2 – 5: High sensitivity

A score of 3 indicates moderate feedback sensitivity, meaning you generally pick up on feedback and sometimes use it to adjust your actions, though you may not do so consistently in every situation.

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Learners seeking faster improvement

41%OF USERS

Students and self-learners take it to see whether they notice mistakes and progress quickly enough to adjust how they study and practice.

Managers and team leads

34%OF USERS

People who give and receive performance feedback use it to understand how strongly feedback affects behavior and what coaching style works best.

Sensitive to criticism

25%OF USERS

Those who either take feedback too personally or tend to brush it off use it to clarify their reaction patterns and build emotional resilience.

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Feedback Sensitivity Scale (FSS)

Average

3.1

Normal range

2.6 — 3.7

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures how strongly a person notices and uses feedback from outcomes, including signs of success and failure. It focuses on how feedback guides adjustment of behavior.

How should items be answered?

Select the response that best matches typical reactions in similar situations. Base answers on usual behavior rather than a single recent event.

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

Completion time is approximately 2 minutes. The questionnaire includes 9 items.

How are scores interpreted?

Higher scores indicate greater sensitivity to feedback signals and quicker behavioral adjustment. Lower scores indicate reduced detection of these signals or weaker use of them when deciding what to do next.

What are appropriate uses and limits of the results?

Results may inform training, coaching, and self-regulation planning by clarifying response to advice, criticism, and performance cues. Results do not provide a diagnosis and should be interpreted in context.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Feedback Sensitivity Scale Test

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In clinical and applied settings, the Feedback Sensitivity Scale is used to characterize how an individual notices and responds to evaluative cues (e.g., signals of success, error, or performance feedback). It offers a brief self-report snapshot of feedback responsiveness relevant to motivation and self-regulation (Carver & Scheier).

The measure consists of 9 items and typically requires about 2 minutes to complete. Scores may help inform hypotheses about how feedback influences behavior change, learning, and persistence, including tendencies to under-respond to guidance or to react strongly to criticism. The Feedback Sensitivity Scale should be interpreted in context and alongside other assessment data rather than as a standalone indicator.

Author: Charles S. Carver, Michael F. Scheier

Literature: Kluger, A. N., & DeNisi, A. Effects of feedback intervention on performance: A historical review, a meta-analysis, and a preliminary feedback intervention theory. Psychological Bulletin. 1996.

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