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Directions: Circle the correct letter, then distribute the 11 points among choices a, b and c. For example: a: 8, b: 2, c: 1
1. When I am faced with a complex situation or problem, I tend to:
_____ a. Ask friends _____ b. Solve it myself _____ c. Seek professional help
_____ a. Ask friends
_____ b. Solve it myself
_____ c. Seek professional help
2. People who are great problem solvers:
_____ a. Have very clear goals and objectives _____ b. Find the best solution _____ c. Ask the right questions
_____ a. Have very clear goals and objectives
_____ b. Find the best solution
_____ c. Ask the right questions
3. I am happiest when I am deciding:
_____ a. How things should be _____ b. How to make things better _____ c. How things are now
_____ a. How things should be
_____ b. How to make things better
_____ c. How things are now
4. When I am bothered by something I look at:
_____ a. How I would like things to be different _____ b. What I should do to make things better _____ c. The cause of the problem
_____ a. How I would like things to be different
_____ b. What I should do to make things better
_____ c. The cause of the problem
5. When I am under pressure, I
_____ a. Spend a lot of time thinking about it _____ b. Solve it quickly _____ c. Sit back and carefully examine the situation
_____ a. Spend a lot of time thinking about it
_____ b. Solve it quickly
_____ c. Sit back and carefully examine the situation
6. I am most interested in:
_____ a. The way things could be _____ b. How to improve things _____ c. The way things are now
_____ a. The way things could be
_____ b. How to improve things
_____ c. The way things are now
8. When I am in a group, I tend to help the group:
_____ a. Determine goals _____ b. Take action _____ c. Obtain the facts
_____ a. Determine goals
_____ b. Take action
_____ c. Obtain the facts
9. When I find out that another person does not like me or is angry with me, I:
_____ a. Try to understand what that person wants _____ b. Try to make things better between us _____ c. Get more information
_____ a. Try to understand what that person wants
_____ b. Try to make things better between us
_____ c. Get more information
10. When another person asks me for help with a problem, I tend to:
_____ a. Find out what the person wants to accomplish _____ b. Give suggestions _____ c. Get more information
_____ a. Find out what the person wants to accomplish
_____ b. Give suggestions
11. People in general are likely to get into trouble when they:
_____ a. Lack a vision for the future _____ b. Don't take risks _____ c. Act on impulse
_____ a. Lack a vision for the future
_____ b. Don't take risks
_____ c. Act on impulse
Add the numbers you have written.
Totals:
A: _____
B: _____
C: _____
Now add 5 points to A and subtract 5 points from C.
A= Idealist interested in values
B= Activist interested in proposals and ideas
C= Realist interested in information and situations
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