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Appraisal of Adherence to Reality Scale (AARS)

Appraisal of Adherence to Reality Scale (AARS) Test

Understand how you make sense of reality and whether you shape it or feel shaped by it in about 8 minutes. Fast 40-item tool for counseling or research to support critical thinking and perspective-taking.

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October 2, 2025

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136/280

Appraisal of Adherence to Reality (AoAtR)

Measures whether a person tends to view reality as an objective, stable order (positivist) versus a socially constructed, context-dependent phenomenon (constructionist).

Constructionist lean

Mixed / balanced

Positivist lean

40 – 119: Constructionist lean | 120 – 199: Mixed / balanced | 200 – 280: Positivist lean

A score of 136 falls in the Mixed / balanced range, suggesting a relatively even tendency to draw on both objective-deterministic and socially contextual explanations of reality.

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Who Usually Takes This Test?

Curious self-explorers

41%OF USERS

They want to understand whether they tend to see life as shaped by their mindset or as an objective reality that shapes them.

Psychology and counseling clients

34%OF USERS

They take it to clarify core beliefs and thinking habits that can guide personal growth or therapy goals.

Researchers and psychology students

25%OF USERS

They use it for coursework or studies to compare how different people interpret the relationship between observer and world.

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Scale of Attitude Toward Reality (SoATR)

Average

209.5

Normal range

173.5 — 245.5

min.

max.

280

majority

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures how a person tends to interpret the relationship between the observer and the world. It indicates whether reality is viewed mainly as constructed by consciousness or as an objective structure that shapes the person.

How is the result presented?

Results are summarized as a position along two opposing poles. Higher endorsement of one pole indicates a stronger tendency toward that worldview in everyday judgment and interaction.

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

Completion time is about 8 minutes. The questionnaire contains 40 statements.

How should the statements be answered?

Rate each statement based on typical views and reactions, not rare exceptions. Answer all items using the provided response scale without overthinking individual wording.

What are common uses of the results?

It can support assessment of cognitive style, critical thinking orientation, and openness to alternative perspectives. Results may inform research, screening, or counseling focus areas.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Scale of Attitude Toward Reality, AARS Test

Appraisal of Adherence to Reality Scale (AARS) Test

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This self-report measure is designed to assess how an individual conceptualizes the relationship between the self and external reality. The Appraisal of Adherence to Reality Scale (AARS) focuses on the extent to which a person views reality as primarily constructed by the individual versus experienced as an objective framework that shapes the individual.

The instrument consists of 40 items and typically requires about 8 minutes to complete. Responses yield an index of the respondent’s preferred epistemic stance, which may be relevant to understanding cognitive style in everyday interpretation and social interaction.

In clinical and research settings, the Appraisal of Adherence to Reality Scale (AARS) may be used as an adjunct to broader assessment when exploring worldview assumptions, meaning-making, and patterns of appraisal that can influence engagement, perspective-taking, and therapeutic formulation.

Author: aaron-t-beck

Literature: Campbell, D. T., & Fiske, D. W. Convergent and discriminant validation by the multitrait-multimethod matrix. Psychological Bulletin. 1959.

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