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.

Start Online Test

Questions: 92 minutes

08:30

October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
Material has been updated

October 2, 2025
Material has been published

18,043 views

2,117 completions

1,757 likes

Verified by Daniel Hall

Psychologist with 25 years of experience

Scale Explorer

How the Scales are Structured

example score

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.

Start Online Test

just completed the test

DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

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.

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

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

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.

Feedback Sensitivity Scale (FSS)

Average

3.1

Normal range

2.6 — 3.7

min.

max.

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.

Start Online Test

Featured On

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- (Almost) never
- Sometimes
- Regularly
- Often
- (Almost) always
- (Almost) never
- Sometimes
- Regularly
- Often
- (Almost) always
- (Almost) never
- Sometimes
- Regularly
- Often
- (Almost) always

These are 3 of the 9 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

Start Online Test

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Feedback Sensitivity Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

self-regulation

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.