Why PrismaTest Exists
Online tests are some of the most searched-for things on the internet, and many of them are disappointing. You answer twenty questions, get a one-line label, and then find the “full result” behind a payment or an email form. Often there is no word on where the test came from or how it was scored.
PrismaTest was started to do the opposite. We build tests that are free from start to finish, that say which model they are based on, and that explain every possible result in plain language. A prism splits one beam of light into its colours; we try to split a result into the parts that make it up, so you can see why you got it.
Who Is Behind PrismaTest
PrismaTest is an independent website. Tests and articles are written and edited by Daniel Hayes, our editor, who checks each test against the published research on its model before it goes live.
We are not a clinic and none of us provides therapy or diagnosis. Where a topic touches on mental health, we follow stricter rules, described in our methodology.
The Rules Every Test Follows
- Original content. Every scoring rule and result description, and almost every question, is written for PrismaTest. We do not copy commercial questionnaires or other test sites. Where we use public-domain research items, such as the IPIP Big Five scales, we say so and credit the source.
- Named sources. Psychology-based tests name the model behind them and summarise what the research says, including its limits.
- Open scoring. Each test page explains how answers become a result, with a sample question.
- All results visible. You can read every possible outcome before and after taking a test.
- No paywalls. Results promised as free are shown in full, with no sign-up.
- Honest claims. We do not call our tests “clinically validated” or “official”, because they have not been through formal validation studies.
- Privacy first. Your answers are scored in your browser and not stored on our servers.
How We Pay For The Site
PrismaTest is currently free of ads and paid features. If that changes, ads will never cover a test or push it out of view, and no result will be moved behind a payment.
Get In Touch
Found a mistake, have a test idea or want to work with us? Visit our contact page.