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For every item in each of the tests choose one answer by circling option A, B or C. Remember, in the cause of accuracy of assessment, you should circle the action closest to what you would do, or have been doing. Do not opt for what you now think is the best or most admirable thing to do. After all, to want to put yourself in the most favourable light is hardly an emotionally intelligent way of responding. A key is provided at the end of the tests, which will enable you to score your answers.


Test 1

  1. Some friends ask you to look after their cat while they go on holiday for a week. You are not fond of pets. How do you respond?
    Say that you'd love to, but remind them what you are like with animals.
    After a few moans and groans say that you'll do it.
    Say that you've made a rule not to look after pets, and that you apply that rule equally       to all your friends.

  2. A friend you believed to be close suddenly breaks off all communication for no apparent reason. You are puzzled and phone and write but get no reply. What do you do?
    Reason that a true friend will get back in touch and wait for that to happen.
    Continue writing and phoning, asking what's wrong and saying how upset you are at       the lack of response.
    Contact some mutual friends to try to get to the bottom of it.

  3. A friend says you are looking under the weather and suggests you go to the doctor. How do you respond?
    Say OK, maybe it's for the best and that you have been feeling off-colour.
    Say you'll go but that you're not expecting anything.
    Ask what the point is when all they do is say the same old thing and send you off with       some pills to swallow.

  4. You suffer a number of setbacks at something you have been good at. How do you respond?
    Say to yourself that you must have 'lost it'.
    Say to yourself that you haven't suddenly become poor at this overnight and that the       knack will return.
    Say to yourself that if only others would help you more, you could get back to where       you were.

  5. You meet a couple at a party you haven't seen for at least five years. The first thing they do is to make a personal remark about your appearance. How do you respond?
    Respond tit for tat with a personal remark.
    Decide that they have blurted it out on account of being flustered, and let the remark       pass.
    Counter by saying to them that they always did make personal remarks and that       nothing has changed.

  6. Something you badly wanted fails to materialize. How do you respond?
    Say to yourself that there'll be other opportunities in the future.
    Say to yourself that it wasn't meant to happen on this occasion.
    Say to yourself that you shouldn't have set your heart on the thing in the first place.

 

Test 2

  1. A job comes up. For you to do it would be a bit of a stretch but someone you trust suggests that you put your name forward. How do you respond?
    Decide that you are not sure, and that you will have a better chance next time.
    Decide that it's too much of a stretch and don't apply.
    Say to yourself, 'Why not? What's the worst that could happen?' and put your name       forward.

  2. You fail in something that is quite new to you. How do you respond?
    Conclude that the odds were stacked against you.
    Tell yourself that you've learnt from the experience and that you'll know how to       succeed next time.
    Tell yourself that you gave it your best shot.

  3. A company offers you a free sample of a new product plus a larger amount of the product, which you can buy or return. How do you respond?
    Say there must be a catch and decline the offer.
    Accept the offer and try the product.
    Accept the offer then change your mind and send the product back untouched.

  4. Someone fails to turn up at a meeting with you for the second time. How do you do respond?
    Find a way of getting your own back - rearrange the meeting but don't turn up.
    Give that person one more chance - rearrange the meeting.
    Drop that person from your life - don't rearrange the meeting.


  5. A certain professional tennis player is always talking about taking positives from his matches, even when he receives a thrashing. When you hear that kind of talk, how do you respond?
    Reason that he has to take what positives he can from his matches as long as he       intends to play top tennis.
    Decide that he is talking garbage - he's a loser.
    Conclude that he's just trying to keep his spirits up after a heavy defeat.


  6. When you are thrown together with new people how do you typically respond?
    You're shy and say as little as possible.
    You're wary and guarded and wait for people to approach you.
    You're open and friendly unless something happens to change that.

Test 3

  1. The invitation to a gathering says 'smart casual'. You are inclined to be smart but friends who are also going indicate that they will be dressing quite casually. What do you decide to do?
    Find an excuse not to go.
    Dress quite casually so that you don't look any different from your friends.
    Trust your own judgement - dress smartly.

  2. You start doing something because you like the idea of it, like learning a musical instrument. You find yourself struggling, How do you respond?
    Abandon what you are doing in favour of something you are likely to be good at.
    Keep going regardless.
    Find a new teacher.

  3. A friend asks you what you want out of life. How do you respond?
    Say, 'I pretty much always know what I want'.
    Say, 'I'm never sure what I want'.
    Say, 'Sometimes I know what I want, other times I'm not sure'.

  4. Think of some activities you find yourself doing even though you don't want to do them - may be related to your job, a particular aspect of your job, or something in your spare time. When it is pointed out to you that you are doing these things although you don't want to, how do you respond?
    Say that you mean to do things differently from now on.
    Say that you intend to soldier on.
    Say that you are going to take stock of your position.

  5. Some friends keep telling you that you are a good cook and urge you to take it up professionally. This has never crossed your mind. You just think of yourself as a good cook, and have no illusions about your talent. How do you respond to what these friends have said to you?
    Stick to the 'day job' and continue giving pleasure to friends.
    Spend time trying to work out what would be involved in quitting your job and       becoming a cook.
    Spend time getting together a collection of your recipes then send it to professional       cooks and publishers.
  6. Think of a past achievement that, in the cold light of day, you might have to accept is now beyond you. When the subject of whether you could still do this comes up, how do you respond?
    Say to yourself, 'Why not? Why not me? Anyone can dream.'
    Say to yourself that you are not ruling anything out.
    Say to yourself that it is now definitely beyond you.

 

Test 4

  1. Suppose you are given the choice of conventional or alternative medicine or both. How do you respond?
    Pick and mix according to what you think might be wrong with you.
    Look seriously at alternative - maybe conventional has reached its limits.
    Go for the conventional every time - alternative is for cranks.

  2. Chatting with new acquaintances, you are asked what you do in your spare time - how you (literally!) take your mind off things. How do you respond?
    Say that you have one, maybe two different ways to relax.
    Say that you have several different ways to relax.
    Say that you find it hard to relax.

  3. There was a film with Arnold Schwarzenegger as a pregnant man. How do you respond to that?
    Great off-the-wall idea having a male actor pregnant, especially Arnie.
    It's just another gimmicky vehicle for Arnie.
    Don't buy the premise; it's just not believable.

  4. A newspaper columnist asserts that everyday superstitions like not walking under a ladder and throwing a pinch of salt over your left shoulder are childlike and ridiculous. Would
    you:
    Do both of those mentioned, and one or two others?
    Do lots of things like that, because you don't regard them as superstitions?
    Do none of those, nor would you ever?

  5. Being creative means making things: words, music, objects. A survey question asks how much of your spare time you spend being creative. How do you respond?
    Say that making things dominates your waking time.
    Say that you spend a little time, here and there, being creative.
    Say that you never do anything creative.

  6. A talking point is whether it is absurd for scientists to believe in God. Where do you stand?
    Disagree on the grounds that until the origins of life are established beyond doubt       (which will never happen), the existence of God cannot be ruled out.
    Agree with the view that science is rational and that anything else is superstition.
    State that you are undecided and that you like to think you are rational but have a       spiritual side.

 

Test 5

  1. Someone offers an opinion that is quite contrary to some thing you feel strongly about. How do you respond?
    Hear the other person out and then respond.
    Listen for a while, and then reject it.
    Reject the opposing view outright.

  2. You are with a long-winded person who is taking an awfully long time to cough up whatever it is they want to say. How do you respond?
    Lose interest after a while and walk away.
    Raise a hand to get their attention and when they pause ask politely what point they       are making.
    Interrupt them with an 'Excuse me' once you conclude they are struggling.

  3. When you are not sure what to do, how do you proceed?
    Work it out for yourself, however long it takes.
    Ask around for advice.
    Look up a book or the Web.

  4. Think of the last five conversations you had and try to remember what was said to you - not the exact words but the gist. How much do you remember?
    Very little if anything.
    Some of it.
    All or nearly all of it.

  5. A survey question asks how you feel about listening to others. How do you respond?
    Say that people are very predictable - you can always tell what they are going to say.
    Say that, by and large, you're not interested in what other people have to say.
    Suggest that it's how people say things as much as what they
          say that counts.

  6. When you are communicating with other people, what goes through your mind?
    Nothing goes through your mind particularly.
    That other people are different from you in certain distinct ways - softer, tougher,       fussier, funnier, stupider etc.
    That they are no different from you.

 

Test 6

  1. A colleague challenges you to name your worst fault. How do you respond?
    Say that you're not sure what it is.
    Say that you know what it is, that it's pretty bad, but you're working on it.
    Say that your worst fault is hardly a fault at all.
  2. To your surprise, someone gives you a label you have never been given before - it might be 'nice' or 'sweet' or 'tough' or 'shy'. How do you react?
    Ask them why they are calling you that.
    Accept the label for the time being but make it clear that you are sceptical.
    Protest that they don't know you and ask how they can say
    that.

  3. You participate significantly in some kind of event - it might be at work, a sporting occasion or a live performance. After it is over, what do you do?
    Tell anyone who will listen what it was like for you.
    Don't speak to anyone about it.
    Ask people whose opinions you value what they thought.

  4. A survey question asks why you think people stay friends with you. How do you respond?
    Say that they like you because you like them.
    Say that they like you because of what you are - warts and all.
    Say that they like you because they've always been your
    friends.

  5. Chatting with friends, one of them asks you to name your best characteristic. How do you respond?
    Say that you're not sure what it is.
    Say that you know what it is and that you're still working on it.
    Say that you don't have a best - or worst - characteristic.

  6. Think of a couple of people who you suspect do not like you. How are you going to deal with them?
    Try to get them to like you.
    Ask them to their face if they don't like you and, if so, why.
    Leave things as they are.