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SelfSonar is designed as a serious self-report assessment experience, not a quick quiz. This page explains what the result includes, how scores are interpreted, what the limits are, and where AI fits in.
The Big Five IPIP-120 result is built from 120 self-report items, 5 broad factors, and 30 facets. Each facet is estimated from 4 items. Some items are reverse-scored, and Emotional Stability is shown as the user-facing opposite of the source Neuroticism pole. The scoring rules are fixed in the backend and covered by tests.
The free result gives the main personality map: the 5 factors, visible profile summary, practical interpretation, open-sample comparison, and entry points to paired and observer modes. It is enough to understand the overall pattern without treating the score as a label.
The full report expands the result into all 30 facets, factor details, cross-factor insights, HTML report view, and PDF export. It is meant to be revisited, saved, discussed, and compared with later results, not consumed as a one-line verdict.
The HTML report is the live, readable version inside the product. The PDF report is a portable snapshot you can save, print, or discuss with a coach, therapist, mentor, or someone close. Both describe tendencies rather than certainties.
AI analysis is a premium interpretation layer. It uses your factor and facet pattern to write a coherent explanation in plain language. It does not change the score, does not diagnose, and should not be treated as medical, legal, hiring, or clinical judgment.
SelfSonar results depend on attention, honesty, mood, language understanding, and current context. The test is educational self-report. It should not be used as the sole basis for hiring, medical decisions, relationship decisions, or any high-stakes judgment.
The free result answers: “What is my broad Big Five pattern?” The full report answers: “How do the 30 facets and trait combinations explain this pattern in everyday life?” AI analysis adds a narrative layer on top of the same measured profile. The underlying scoring remains the same.