The Quiz
Directions: The statements
below concern your personal reactions to a number of different situations.
No two statements are exactly alike, so consider each statement carefully
before answering. If a statement is true or mostly true as applied
to you, mark true as your answer. If a statement is false or not
usually true as applied to you mark false as your answer. It is important
that you answer as frankly and as honestly as you can. Record your
responses next to the corresponding question number.
___ 1.) I find it hard to imitate
the behavior of others.
___ 2.) My behavior is usually
an expression of my true inner feelings, attitudes, and beliefs.
___ 3.) At parties and social
gatherings, I do not attempt to do or say things that others will like.
___ 4.) I can only argue for
ideas which I already believe.
___ 5.) I can make impromptu
speeches even on topics about which I have almost no information.
___ 6.) I guess I put on a show
to impress or entertain people.
___ 7.) When I am uncertain how
to act in a social situation, I look to the behavior of others for cues.
___ 8.) I would probably make
a good actor.
___ 9.) I rarely need the advice
of my friends to choose movies, books, or music.
___ 10.) I sometimes appear to
others to be experiencing deeper emotions than I actually am.
___ 11.) I laugh more when I
watch a comedy with others than when alone.
___ 12.) In a group of people
I am rarely the center of attention.
___ 13.) In different situations
and with different people, I often act like very different persons.
___ 14.) I am not particularly
good at making other people like me.
___ 15.) Even if I am not enjoying
myself, I often pretend to be having a good time.
___ 16.) I'm not always the person
I appear to be.
___ 17.) I would not change my
opinions (or the way I do things) in order to please someone else or win
their favor.
___ 18.) I have considered being
an entertainer.
___ 19.) In order to get along
and be liked, I tend to be what people expect me to be rather than anything
else.
___ 20.) I have never been good
at games like charades or improvisational acting.
___ 21.) I have trouble changing
my behavior to suit different people and different situations.
___ 22.) At a party, I let others
keep the jokes and stories going.
___ 23.) I feel a bit awkward
in company and do not show up quite so well as I should.
___ 24.) I can look anyone in
the eye and tell a lie with a straight face (if for a right end).
___ 25.) I may deceive people
by being friendly when I really dislike them.