Life Orientation Test, LOT-R

Online version of the Life Orientation Test (LOT) by Charles Carver and it's modest revision (LOT-R), developed to assess individual differences in generalized optimism versus pessimism.

Life Orientation Test, LOT | form | sample

Authors: C. Carver, M. Scheier (1985)

Life Orientation Test, LOT-R | form | sample

Authors: C. Carver, M. Scheier (1994)

Test is provided for educational and entertainment use only. It is not intended to be a psychological advice of any kind, and come without any guarantee of accuracy or validity. Assesment is free and anonymous. You can save the direct link to your results.

References

M. F. Scheier, C. S. Carver. Optimism, coping, and health: assessment and implications of generalized outcome expectancies // Health Psychology, 1985. 4(3)
M. F. Scheier, C. S. Carver, M. W. Bridges. Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): a reevaluation of the Life Orientation Test // Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1994. 67(6)