The science behind AuraPic
The thinking behind your trio.
A little psychology. A lot of you. Explore how your choices become a personal symbol, signature fruit & spirit animal.
We take inspiration from personality research, then add our own matching approach & a creative touch.
10 choices. 100% free. Texted when it’s ready.
The Big Five is an established personality framework. AuraPic’s own quiz, scores & symbolic matches have not been scientifically validated.
01 / The starting point
Five dimensions. Plenty of room to be you.
The Big Five describes broad patterns in how people think, feel & behave. Each dimension is a spectrum. Everyone has a mix.
Openness
Curiosity, imagination & interest in new experiences.
Conscientiousness
Planning, organisation & following things through.
Extraversion
Social energy, enthusiasm & assertiveness.
Agreeableness
Compassion, cooperation & consideration for others.
Neuroticism
Sensitivity to stress & emotional ups & downs. This describes a tendency, not a diagnosis.
Together, the initials spell OCEAN. Explore the research.
02 / Your part in the picture
Small choices. Your own direction.
Choose one of nine traits in each of ten rounds. Go with what feels most like your usual self.
- Your answers shape the next round. Later choices adapt to what you’ve already picked.
- Fresh ideas as you go. Similar traits are grouped so you don’t keep seeing the same idea in different words.
- Context counts. Our custom scoring considers the traits you choose & how they compare with the alternatives shown.
03 / Where the creativity comes in
Your traits, brought to life.
AI uses your selected traits, our matching rules & curated collections to create a symbolic trio. Your chosen words lead the interpretation; the scores provide supporting context.
Alongside each new match, we show two or three of your chosen traits that helped inspire it. You can see the connection & decide what resonates with you.
Your favourite colour shapes the artwork, rather than the personality scores. Your name makes the finished pic yours.
A useful little starting point
Something to reflect on. Something to talk about.
AuraPic gives you a playful way to describe yourself, compare trios with friends & start a conversation about your differences.
It isn’t a clinical assessment, a prediction of your future or a measurement of an aura. Your trio should never decide a diagnosis, a hiring decision or someone’s worth.
For curious minds
A closer look.
The detail is here whenever you want it.
How are the scores calculated?
Every trait has an AuraPic-assigned value from 0 to 10 on each OCEAN dimension. For each dimension, we combine two measures:
- Selected average: the average value of your ten chosen traits.
- Relative score: compare each choice with the average of the other eight options in that round. Average those differences, divide by two, then add five.
Final score = (0.65 × selected average) + (0.35 × relative score)
The result is kept between 0 & 10 & rounded to one decimal place. These are our custom values & weights. They are not population percentiles, accuracy percentages or validated Big Five test scores.
What are the trait groups & extra summaries?
The current quiz draws from 237 traits in 166 groups of similar traits. These groups help keep the options varied; they aren’t personality types. Across the quiz, a group already shown is not shown again.
We also create our own summaries of outward or reflective energy, imaginative or grounded thinking, values or logic, structure or adaptability, & self-assurance or sensitivity. These are creative matching aids, not separate validated assessments.
Is AuraPic the same as a Big Five personality test?
No. Research questionnaires such as the Big Five Inventory-2 have their own questions, scoring methods & validation studies. AuraPic uses a different, custom ten-choice experience. Evidence for the Big Five does not establish the accuracy of AuraPic.
Our animal, fruit & symbol associations are creative interpretations. AI explanations can miss the mark. A result is an invitation to reflect, rather than a definitive description of you.
Why might my result change if I try again?
You may choose differently, see a different sequence of options or receive a different creative interpretation from AI. AuraPic is a snapshot of your choices in that session, not a fixed identity.
Go to the source
The research that inspires us.
These sources explain the Big Five framework & established assessments. They do not validate or endorse AuraPic.
- The Big Five framework Berkeley Personality Lab
- About the Big Five Inventory-2 Colby Personality Lab
- The BFI-2 development study Soto & John, 2017
Your turn
What will your trio be?
Bring your curiosity. Start with one choice.
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