The published work behind TIP's framing
Each card names the exact work, what kind of publication it is, what it found, what TIP borrows and what it does not establish for TIP. For the full list of 21 researchers and how scores are computed, see the methodology.
The researchers listed here did not design their work for trading. Citing published research does not mean the researchers reviewed, endorsed or are affiliated with TIP. TIP's reading list is curated, not a systematic review; last reviewed 28 Sep 2026.
Earlier versions of TIP, before the April 2026 assessment, also drew on Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences (Frames of Mind, 1983, a book that proposed seven intelligences, later eight), Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's flow theory (Flow, 1990, a book) and Albert Bandura's self-efficacy theory (Psychological Review, 1977, a theoretical paper). The current assessment does not use their work, so they are listed below as historical background only.
Works cited on this page, with the kind of publication each one is.
Historical background from earlier TIP versions, not used in the current assessment.
TIP is a research-informed self-assessment and behavioral-development tool for traders. It draws on published work in cognition, decision-making, personality and emotion regulation. TIP's questions, scoring rules, profile summaries and practice recommendations are its own application of that literature. Validation of these adaptations has not yet been established. Use the results as hypotheses for reflection and structured practice, not as a diagnosis, a direct measure of brain activity or a prediction of trading success.