This test is also available in the following languages:
Neighborhood Preference Test
Census data reveals that people increasingly self-segregate into politically homogenous communities. The exact mechanism by which they do this is unclear. Scientists Matt Motyl, Ph.D., J.P. Prims, Ph.D., and Ravi Iyer, Ph.D. propose that people use ambient cues connected with political values to infer whether they would like to live in a given community.
What kind of neighborhood would you prefer to live in, and what do your preferences reveal about your political leanings? For each of the following statements, indicate you level of agreement below.
Question 1 of 22
I would like to live in a neighborhood where...
There were many discount megastores (Wal-Mart, Target, etc.).
NEXT
IDR Labs Neighborhood Preference Test is based on the preprint work of scientists Matt Motyl, Ph.D., J.P. Prims, Ph.D., and Ravi Iyer, Ph.D. Their work will appear in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. The preprint is: 10.31234/osf.io/47zwv.
The authors of this online personality test are certified in the use of numerous personality tests and have worked professionally and scientifically with typology, politics, and personality testing. The sources used in the compilation of the IDR Labs Neighborhood Preference Test include research by Motyl, M., Prims, J., & Iyer, R. (accepted). “How ambient cues facilitate political segregation”. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Preprint: 10.31234/osf.io/47zwv. Hibbing, J.R., Smith, K.B. & Alford, J.R. (2014): Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences. New York: Routledge. Graham, J., Nosek, B. A., Haidt, J., Iyer, R., Koleva, S., Ditto, P. (2011): “Mapping the Moral Domain”. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 101(2). IDR Labs International is an independent research venture that has no affiliation with the researchers mentioned in this notice.
The authors of this online ambient cue test are certified in the use of numerous personality tests and have worked professionally with typology and personality testing. The results of our free online Neighborhood Preference Test are provided "as-is", and should not be construed as providing professional or certified advice of any kind. For more on our online personality test, please consult our Terms of Service.
Why Use This Test?
1. Free. This free online right-wing or left-wing neighborhood test is delivered to you free of charge and will allow you to ascertain how your lifestyle predicts your political orientation based on the latest insights of the peer-reviewed research of leading social scientists.
2. Based on science. Our free political personality test has been developed on the basis of state-of-the-art social science, as written and researched by Ph.Ds and professional academics.
3. Statistical controls. Test scores are logged into an anonymized database. Statistical analysis of the test is conducted to ensure maximum accuracy and validity of the test scores.
4. Made by professionals. The authors of this free online personality test are certified in the use of numerous personality tests and have worked professionally with typology, politics, and personality testing.
5. Cutting edge. Our free political ambience cue test is one of the few free online tests that is dedicated to personality testing in the emerging field of biopolitics, which explores the social, genetic, and biological basis of our political opinions.