Your BIS/BAS profile
A made-up example that shows what you get after the test. Take the test to get your own result.
Accelerator or brake?
Mostly brake
Your sensitivity to risk is clearly stronger than your drive towards rewards. You notice what could go wrong and prefer to be careful. That protects you from many mistakes, but worry may sometimes stop you from going after things you want.
- Accelerator (BAS)Average · 46 of 100
- Brake (BIS)High · 70 of 100
Your four scales
The brake: sensitivity to risk, criticism and failure
You react strongly to signs that something could go wrong. You worry, take criticism to heart and are careful in new situations.
Going hard after what you want
You are not driven by power, status or beating others, and you rarely push yourself very hard.
Seeking new, exciting and spontaneous experiences
You enjoy some excitement and spontaneity, but you also think before you jump.
How happy and energised good things make you
Good things make you really happy and energised, and you get caught up in other people's joy.
BAS is the average of the three activation scales. The scores show where you are on the answer scale, not how you compare with other people. Low, average and high use the same limits as our Big Five test. Neither a strong accelerator nor a strong brake is better: each has its strengths and its costs.