The Emotion Test
Before you continue, please read the short descriptions of the 20 emotions you may encounter.
1. Amusement – the state of experiencing humorous, and usually entertaining events or situations.
2. Anger – a feeling of displeasure resulting from opposition, and usually showing itself in a desire to fight back.
3. Awe – an emotion marked by wonder and feelings of insignificance and reverence.
4. Contempt – a feeling of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless.
5. Contentment – a state of relaxation and peace.
6. Coyness – feelings of being flirtatiously shy or modest.
7. Desire – feelings of wanting or longing for something.
8. Disgust – marked by aversion to something that is highly distasteful.
9. Embarrassment – the feeling of discomfort resulting from one’s violation of a social norm.
10. Fear – an emotional response to a perceived threat, usually due to the anticipation of danger.
11. Happiness – a state of general well-being and enjoyment.
12. Interest – the feeling of having one’s attention captured, or of being temporarily fascinated by someone or something.
13. Pain – an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with bodily damage.
14. Pride – having a high sense of one’s own self-worth.
15. Relief – feelings of having either a physical or psychological burden removed.
16. Sadness – feelings of grief, disadvantage, loss, and/or helplessness.
17. Shame – an emotion resulting from personal contemplations of inadequacy, dishonor, and/or disgrace.
18. Surprise – a brief emotional state resulting from an experience of unexpectedness.
19. Sympathy – feelings of compassion and empathy for another.
20. Triumph – an emotional state of celebrating a decisive victory over a difficult challenge.
Now choose which test you’d like to take. We recommend the Comprehensive version.
Comprehensive VersionApprox 30 mins long - Recommended Test
The Comprehensive Emotion Test will give you the most accurate and complete analysis of your ability to recognize emotions in others. It only takes about 30 minutes to complete, and it has 80 questions. The detailed results will tell you how well you recognized all 20 individual emotions and show you how your scores compare to other users from around the world.
