Explore
Below are the main studies and questionnaires we are running at the moment. We hope you'll take several of them. We'll hold your scores and your personalized feedback for you, so you can come back and see your graphs at any time as you build up your spirituality profile.
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Help Us Create New Surveys!
Here are the surveys we are currently trying to develop. If you are willing to focus on each question in a survey and answer it honestly, working your way patiently through to the end, you will enable us to produce the final version of an important new instrument. Remember: we'll hold your scores and your personalized feedback for you, so you can come back and see your graphs at any time as you build up your religion profile.
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Multidimensional Religious Ideology SurveyHow do you score on a variety of religious dimensions of religious belief and practice? This survey gives you a multidimensional profile of your liberalism or conservatism. Thank you for your help! No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Dimensions of Spirituality SurveyWhat aspects of spirituality are important to you? Find out about the various dimensions of spirituality by taking this survey. NOTE: the longer pilot version of this survey is below; look for the matching icon to find it. You can see your old results there. But fill out this shorter survey as well and compare your results. We greatly appreciate your help! No results yet; please register to take this survey |
Religion and Spirituality Surveys
Here are the surveys we are currently running directly related to your religious or spiritual profile. Remember: we'll hold your scores and your personalized feedback for you, so you can come back and see your graphs at any time as you build up your religion profile.
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Spiritual Style SurveyWhat is your religious or spiritual orientation? This survey helps you understand your spiritual style. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Religious Literacy SurveyHow strong is your general knowledge about religion? This quiz compares your religious literacy with others. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiosity or SpiritualityThis survey provides an overview of religiousness or spirituality in several dimensions. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
Religious Experience Surveys
Here are the surveys we are currently running directly related to religious or spiritual experiences. Remember: we'll hold your scores and your personalized feedback for you, so you can come back and see your graphs at any time as you build up your religion profile.
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Religious and Spiritual ExperiencesTell us about one of your religious or spiritual experiences. Narrate the experience, answer questions about it, and receive thought-provoking feedback. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Religious and Spiritual Experiences - Help Us Create a Baseline from Ordinary ExperiencesThis survey creates a baseline for comparison with results from the Religious and Spiritual Experiences survey. We'll ask you to share and describe in detail an ordinary experience, neither religious, nor spiritual, nor existentially intense. When we have enough data, we will include baseline comparisons in the feedback on the Religious and Spiritual Experiences survey, which is fascinating to see. But we need the baseline data first. We greatly appreciate your help! No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Daily Spiritual Experiences ScaleWhat is your daily spiritual life like? This survey helps you learn more about your everyday spiritual experiences. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Mystical Orientation ScaleHow oriented are you to mystical experiences? Find out by taking this survey, which will tell you about your mystical orientation in seven dimensions of mysticism. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Religious Experience Episodes MeasureWhat typical religious or spiritual experiences do you tend to have? This well-known survey helps you find out. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Hood Mysticism ScaleThis classic survey assesses your tendency to mystical experience along several dimensions, and deepen your understanding of mystical experience at the same time. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Hood Mysticism Scale RevisedThis is a revised version of the Hood Mysticism Scale (also offered on this site, immediately above), designed for ease of understanding. Take both surveys and help us evaluate the revised version. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Index of Core Spiritual ExperiencesThis survey explores the extent to which a range of core spiritual experiences are important in your life. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
Psychological Surveys
Here are the surveys we are currently running that measure various psychological characteristics. Remember: we'll hold your scores and your personalized feedback for you, so you can come back and see your graphs at any time as you build up your religion profile.
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Moral Foundations QuestionnaireWhy do you care about some virtues and issues more than others? This survey gives you a broad overview of your morals. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Big 5 Personality ScaleHow do you score on the five major aspects of personality? This survey helps you understand your personality style. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Big Five Personality Inventory - Short FormThis brief survey analyzes your personality in five different dimensions. A longer and more reliable version of this survey is available on the Explore page; you may want to take that after you have finished the steps for this study. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Francis Personality Type and Emotional Temperament ScalesFind out about your psychological and emotional characteristics using this type sorter inventory. Have you ever wondered what an INTJ is? Or an ESFP? Now you can find out for yourself. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Schwartz Value SurveyWhat values are important to you? This survey helps you identify guiding principles in your life. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Revised Cognitive Reasoning TaskCognitive style has been shown to influence people’s religious attitudes and beliefs. Answer these simple questions to learn about your own personal cognitive style. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Social Dynamics and Interests QuestionnaireWhat’s more important to you – your local community or the wider world? How important and reliable are personal relationships in your life? Answer these questions to learn about your personal social and community attitudes, which can help predict religious orientation. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Rational vs Experiential Cognitive Style InventoryYour preferred style of problem-solving can influence your religious beliefs in surprising ways. This study measures whether you prefer to use certain styles, such as intuitive or analytical styles, more than others to tackle problems. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Reasoning Styles InstrumentTake this instrument to learn about your personal reasoning style. Your reasoning style can influence religious and ideological attitudes. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Local-Cosmopolitan MeasureDo you identify more with your own community or country, or with the world at large? Your responses to these questions will help us tell you about your own relationship to identity and place. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Triad TaskThe way you tend to think about the world can influence your religious beliefs. This survey measures whether you tend to think more holistically or analytically. That is, do you tend to see things as parts of interrelated wholes, or as representatives of abstract categories? No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Interpersonal Reactivity IndexThis survey offers a measure of empathic connection to other people. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Material Values ScaleHow much do you value materials things? No results yet; please register to take this survey |
Demographic and Medical Surveys
Here are our demographic or medical surveys, which we use to place your confidential answers to other surveys into a helpful context for interpretation. Remember: we'll hold your scores and your personalized feedback for you, so you can come back and see your graphs at any time as you build up your religion profile.
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Religious and Spiritual Identification SurveyExplore your religious or spiritual identity and discover how you compare with people with similar identities. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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Extra Demographic QuestionsHelp us interpret your survey results by answering a few additional questions about yourself. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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PROMIS - Global HealthThis brief survey assesses your general physical and mental health. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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PROMIS - Physical HealthThis brief survey assesses your general physical health. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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PROMIS - Mental Health: AnxietyThis brief survey assesses your mental health, focussing on anxiety. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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PROMIS - Mental Health: DepressionThis brief survey assesses your mental health, focussing on depression. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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PROMIS - FatigueThis brief survey assesses your level of fatigue. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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PROMIS - Sleep DisturbanceThis brief survey assesses the extent of your sleep disturbance. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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PROMIS - Satisfaction with Social ParticipationThis brief survey assesses your satisfaction with social roles and activities. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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PROMIS - Pain InterferenceThis brief survey assesses the extent to which pain interferes with your activities. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
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PROMIS - Overall Health ProfileThis brief survey assesses your overall health profile. No results yet; please register to take this survey |
Research Studies
Below are the special research studies we are running at the moment. In addition to registering on this site, you may have to enroll to participate in these studies. You also have to commit to answering all questions. But anyone is free to explore! As always, we\'ll hold your scores and your personalized feedback for you, so you can come back and see your graphs at any time as you build up your religion profile.
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Explore: Religious and Spiritual Experiences Research StudyThe aim of this project is to find meaningful ways to compare spiritual and religious experiences across individuals and even across cultural traditions. The study is open to everyone. If you have been specifically recruited to participate in this study, and someone has given you a participant ID number, you will need that number to get started. Click here to explore the Religious and Spiritual Experiences research study. |
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