Help Center

Formerly know as Emode.com, Tickle is a leading interpersonal media company, providing personality tests and social networking services to more than 20 million active members.

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As a Tickle member, you'll be able to:

1. Store, access, delete, or retake tests.
2. Share and compare test results with people you have invited.
3. Meet new people in Tickle Social Networking

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Yes! Tickle is available in German at http://de.tickle.com and in British English at http://uk.tickle.com

We hope to offer the site in other languages in the future.

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We welcome feedback and ideas. Please send us an email by clicking on the Contact Customer Support link at the bottom of this page.

We'd like to hear from you if:
• - You have an idea or suggestion to improve Tickle.
• - Tickle has changed your life and you want to tell your story!
• - You wish to report a fake or offensive profile

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Managing your account settings is easy.

The first step is to determine which cancellation or removal option is best for you. There are three options:

OPTION #1
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Remove Me From All Email Lists. I no longer want to receive emails from Tickle.

OPTION #2
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Delete My Tickle Account Completely

Please keep in mind that deleting your account will permanently remove all your information from our database. All profile information and saved test results will be deleted. Once gone, this information cannot be retrieved.

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STEPS - OPTION #1
Remove Me From All Email Lists
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To remove yourself from our email lists, follow the steps below:

1. Click the link: http://web.tickle.com/account/
2. Sign in to your account
3. Locate the "Email Settings" section
4. Select the email lists you wish to be removed from
5. Save Changes

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STEPS - OPTION #2
Delete My Tickle Account Completely
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Please keep in mind that deleting your account will permanently remove all your information from our database, and will end all future email correspondence from Tickle. All profile information and saved test results will be deleted. Once deleted, this information cannot be retrieved.

To cancel your Tickle account completely, follow the steps below:

1. Click the link: http://web.tickle.com/account/
2. Sign in to your account
3. Locate the "Account Settings" section and click "Delete account"
4. Enter your password again in the "Password" field. This is used to confirm your deletion request
5. Click the "Delete My Account" button

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To sign in to your account, follow the steps below:

1. . Go to: web.tickle.com and click the sign in link in the upper right corner of the screen
2. Enter your username or email address and password

Be sure to type in the information. Do not cut and paste it into the fields.

If you have forgotten your password, click on the link http://web.tickle.com/account/authorize/getpassword.jsp

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Yes. To request your password:

1. Click the link http://web.tickle.com/account/authorize/getpassword.jsp
2. Enter the email address associated with your Tickle account.
3. We will email you your password.

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To manage the emails you receive from Tickle:

1. Click on the link http://web.tickle.com/account/
2. Sign in to your account
3. Locate the "Email Settings" section
4. Select the email lists you wish to be removed from
5. Save changes

Please note that you may receive 1-2 emails after unsubscribing, as it may take time for us to update our records.

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To change your password:

1. Click on the link: http://web.tickle.com/account/
2. Sign in to your account
3. Locate the "Account settings" section
4. Click "Change Password" and follow the online instructions
5. Save changes

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To change the email address associated with your account:

1. Click on the link: http://web.tickle.com/account/
2. Sign in to your account
3. Locate the "Account settings" section
4. Enter your new email address
5. Save changes

NOTE: A verification email will be sent to your new email address

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Yes. If you share your email address with someone else, please be aware that your email address and password are used to identify and store your test results and other password-protected information on the site.

We recommend that you use a unique email address for your Tickle account.

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To sign out, To sign out, click the "Sign Out" link in the upper right corner of the screen.

The page will display a message confirming that you have signed out of Tickle.

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Yes! You can take all of our tests, and get your results summary for free. However, our PhD-certified tests include an option to purchase longer, more detailed personal reports for a price between $4.95 and $14.95.

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Tickle Tests are created by our team of researchers and PhDs and are based on the most current and accurate research available. Our tests are exclusively available on our site.

Thanks for your interest in Tickle tests!

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No. Unlike some intelligence tests, Tickle's Classic IQ Test or Super IQ Test is not timed. However, the test is scientifically valid.

Tickle's staff psychologists developed our IQ test using proven, high-quality IQ test questions such as those in the Mensa Workout tests and the Shipley Institute of Living Scale (SILS). Tickle performed a large-scale study of people who had taken both the Tickle IQ test and the established SILS, calibrating the Tickle IQ test using scores calculated by the SILS. That ensured a high association between the two tests and, because of that, the validity of our IQ scores. In fact, the Tickle IQ test is highly reliable -- the Chronbach's alpha is .81. In other words, the questions on Tickle's IQ test are internally consistent and they all measure intelligence accurately.

After 1 million people took the Tickle IQ test, we ran what is called a "factor analysis" on the answers of all test takers. This statistical analysis identified the similarity between groups of questions in our test. The analysis demonstrated that our IQ test accurately measured four underlying dimensions of intelligence: mathematical, visual-spatial, linguistic and logical. Tickle's four dimensions of intelligence are highly valid - for the scientists and statisticians out there, their reliability coefficients were .85, .84, .81 and .50, respectively.

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A yellow dot next to a test title indicates a PhD-certified test. Like every test on Tickle, Tickle's PhD-certified tests are free to take and include free summary results. However, the in-depth, personalized reports prepared especially for you at the end of each test can only be read by paid test subscribers or purchased.

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Yes! The Classic IQ Test is scientifically valid.

Tickle's staff psychologists developed our IQ test using proven, high-quality IQ test questions such as those in the Mensa Workout tests and the Shipley Institute of Living Scale (SILS). Tickle performed a large-scale study of people who had taken both the Tickle IQ test and the established SILS, calibrating the Tickle IQ test using scores calculated by the SILS. That ensured a high association between the two tests and, because of that, the validity of our IQ scores. In fact, the Tickle IQ test is highly reliable -- the Chronbach's alpha is .81. In other words, the questions on Tickle's IQ test are internally consistent and they all measure intelligence accurately.

After 1 million people took the Tickle IQ test, we ran what is called a "factor analysis" on the answers of all test takers. This statistical analysis identified the similarity between groups of questions in our test. The analysis demonstrated that our IQ test accurately measured four underlying dimensions of intelligence: mathematical, visual-spatial, linguistic and logical. Tickle's four dimensions of intelligence are highly valid - for the scientists and statisticians out there, their reliability coefficients were .85, .84, .81 and .50, respectively.

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You can comment on a test at the end of the test. There is a comment text box below the test results.

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You can rate a test at the end of the test. You rate tests by selecting how many stars you think that test deserves.

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To view your test results:

1. Click on the link http://web.tickle.com/net/account/profile/index.html
2. Tests you have taken will be displayed in the "Tests Taken" section
3. Click the test of the result you want to see

If you had a problem with registration or sign in and the results are not appearing in this area, then the results were not saved and you will need to take the test again.

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According to Tickle's Classic IQ Test:

• - A score between 70 and 84 places you below the population average
• - A score between 85 and 99 puts you slightly below the population average, but is in the normal range
• - A score of 100 represents the population average
• - A score between 101 and 115 puts you above the population average, but is in the normal
• range
• - A score between 116 and 130 means that your IQ might be significantly above the population average
• - Scores of 130 and above puts you significantly above the population average

144 is the highest possible score.

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Only a handful of tests have answer keys. You can view the answer keys for these tests if you have paid for a personalized report or are a paid test subscriber.

To view your test results:

1. Click on the link http://web.tickle.com/net/account/profile/index.html
2. Tests you have taken will be displayed in the "Tests Taken" section
Click the test of the result you want to see

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At the end of every test you are given your test results and an opportunity to buy an in-depth personalized report that explains your results in detail. If you want to buy the report for a test you've previously taken:

1. Click the link http://web.tickle.com/account/tests/
2. Under the Report column, click the "Buy Now" link for the test report you want to purchase
3. Purchase your personalized report

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Your test results are listed on your profile. Your friends can view your test results there.

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Our test results are designed to print from any functioning printer. In some cases you will need to set your printer to "landscape" mode. Please check your printer manual for directions on how to do this.

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Yes. To delete test results:

1. Click the link http://web.tickle.com/net/account/profile/index.html
2. Tests you have taken will be displayed in the "Tests Taken" section
3. Click the "Delete" link below the test you want to delete

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If you want to keep your profile public, but make a test result private, you can do so by going to your profile and clicking the "Private" link beneath the test result you'd like to make private. No one can see your private test results.

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When you join Tickle, your profile is automatically set to public, meaning anyone who visits the Tickle site can see it.

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You can make your profile private to everyone except your friends by going to Your Account and selecting "Private" under Profile Info.

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You can add photos to your profile by clicking 'Add Photo' on your profile. After adding photos, you can choose which photo you want to be your main profile photo. You can add up to 10 photos.

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You can send someone a message by going to their profile and entering a message in the message text box. Messages sent to and from friends will be posted immediately. Messages sent to other members will be posted once that member has approved it.

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You can invite friends a few ways:

• You can click the "Add Friend" link on your profile page.
• You can click the 'Add as a Friend' link on other member's profiles.
• You can invite someone to take a test, and when they take the test, they will be added as your friend.

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