Public-domain assessment
Questions and scoring come from an identified instrument whose official source permits public and commercial reuse.
Editorial standards
Show the source. Preserve the score. State the limits.
TraitSpring uses this policy for every assessment, guide, and result explanation. It covers source selection, reuse permission, scoring, interpretation, AI assistance, updates, and corrections.
Policy version 1.0 · Effective September 12, 2026
Four content labels
Author-permitted assessment
The instrument is reproduced under permission published by its author or rights holder, with its conditions recorded.
Research-informed reflection
TraitSpring writes original questions from a documented concept blueprint; it is not presented as a validated measure.
Just for fun
The quiz is editorial entertainment and does not claim to measure a research construct.
Source selection
We prefer primary material: the instrument author, official lab or project, peer-reviewed publication, government source, or original item and scoring page. Public access to an article does not by itself grant permission to reproduce a questionnaire. Before publication, TraitSpring records the citation, item source, scoring key, license or permission statement, and permission URL.
Item and scoring fidelity
For a sourced assessment, TraitSpring preserves published item wording, response format, keyed direction, and scale mapping unless the source explicitly permits adaptation. Fixed scoring examples test the implementation before publication. A material change to questions or scoring creates a new version.
Reports state whether a score is compared only with the user’s other scores or with a reference group. TraitSpring does not publish percentiles, clinical cutoffs, or population labels unless the cited source supports them for that exact form and scoring method.
Interpretation standards
Result copy separates sourced findings from TraitSpring’s editorial explanation. It treats tendencies as context-sensitive and avoids claims about diagnosis, treatment, compatibility, employability, moral character, or a fixed personality type. Practical prompts are optional experiments, not guarantees.
AI assistance
AI tools may help format source material, draft plain-language explanations, or implement code. AI output is never accepted as evidence. Citations, permission, item wording, scoring keys, norms, and factual claims must remain traceable to linked primary sources. TraitSpring does not use AI to invent norms, validity claims, professional credentials, or reviewer identities.
Reviews, updates, and corrections
Pages display their publication date and assessment version. A “last reviewed” date changes only after a substantive source and accuracy review. When an error affects scoring or interpretation, TraitSpring corrects the page, records the change, and increments the relevant version.