Passing psychological tests is not only useful, but also very exciting. It's so interesting to learn something new about yourself and your loved ones. In most cases, people do not go to professional psychologists for such tests, but find them in books or on the Internet. The latter method is now becoming more and more popular.
How jealous are you? What role do you play in a relationship? What kind of person are you? - these and similar tests are replete with an innumerable number of sites offering instant online testing on any question of interest. It is not difficult to find them: it is enough to enter the combination "tests in psychology" or "psychological tests" in any search engine. You will be pleasantly surprised by the result, because now such tests are presented in large numbers on a wide variety of portals.
The main thing is to decide
Most often, psychological tests are divided thematically: the topic is determined by the ultimate goal of the test (a test to determine the character, personality, temperament, etc.) or the addressee (tests for men, women, children, family people, etc.). At first glance, it seems that all sites offer the same tests with the same questions. But in reality this is not entirely true. In addition to special sites devoted exclusively to psychological testing, tests can also be found on the sites of psychological centers. The peculiarity of the latter is that the tests on such sites were worked out by the specialists of these organizations and, if you are interested in the test results, you can contact professional psychologists for additional information.
No reference to authority
As tempting as the prospect of clearing up the dark side of the human soul in a couple of minutes may be, you need to be careful when choosing a site that hosts a test. Unfortunately, many sites are predominantly entertainment in nature, posting low-quality tests (sometimes even those written by the users themselves), the results of which can be the most unpredictable. And who knows what the consequences of passing such a "test" will entail?
On sites offering psychological online testing, first of all, you should pay attention to the sources. Books, electronic resources referring to professional psychological literature or directly to the specialists themselves should be indicated. It's good if there is feedback on the site. Then all the questions that have arisen regarding the authors of the test, the results and everything else can be presented in writing to the creators of the site.
To the library?
If you still do not trust online testing, considering the origin of such tests questionable, you can choose a more laborious, but more reliable way. These are electronic libraries of specialized literature. Here you can independently test yourself while reading a book by this or that author and get, perhaps, a more complete answer to the question asked.
