Introduction
The Nerdy Personality Attributes Scale was developed as a project to quantify what "nerdiness" is. Nerd is a common social label in English, although there is no set list of criteria. The NPAS was developed by surveying a very large pool of personality attributes to see which ones correlated with self reported nerd status, and combining them all into a scale. The NPAS can give an estimate of how much a respondent's personality is similar to the average for those who identify as nerds versus those who do not.
The NPAS has 26 questions. In each questions you must rate how much you agree with a given statement on a five point scale. It should take most people 2-5 minutes to finish.
Questions
Q1. I collect books.
Q2. I am more comfortable interacting online than in person.
Q3. I was a very odd child.
Q4. I would describe my smarts as bookish.
Q5. I spend more time at the library than any other public place.
Q6. I have played a lot of video games.
Q7. I am interested in science.
Q8. I was in advanced classes.
Q9. I can be socially awkward at times.
Q10. I like to read technology news reports.
Q11. I spend recreational time researching topics others might find dry or overly rigorous.
Q12. I get excited about my ideas and research.
Q13. I am more comfortable with my hobbies than I am with other people.
Q14. I sometimes prefer fictional people to real ones.
Q15. I gravitate towards introspection.
Q16. I have started writing a novel.
Q17. My appearance is not as important as my intelligence.
Q18. I love to read challenging material.
Q19. I care about super heroes.
Q20. I like science fiction.
Q21. I watch science related shows.
Q22. I am a strange person.
Q23. I enjoy learning more than I need to.
Q24. I prefer academic success to social success.
Q25. I would rather read a book than go to a party.
Q26. I like to play RPGs. (Ex. D&D)
Answer the questions to see your outcome.
You have answered 0 of 26 questions.