YOUR TEMPERAMENT
Time: 10 minutes
Name: Date:
Please read each statement given below and write in the left-hand margin the
appropriate number to indicate your opinion on each statement. Since this is a
feedback instrument, be as truthful as you can.
4 means strongly agree
3 means agree
2 means disagree
1 means strongly disagree
1 I dislike unfamiliar situations 2
2 There is a great danger in giving up our old customs 1
3 I can predict the behavior of a person if I know his social background 2
4 I prefer to give up when I hear that a task is too difficult 2
5 You can’t be called mature unless you can really control your emotions
1
6 I don’t think I have any very distinctive skills outside my area of
specialization 2
7 I like to make friends mostly with those that appreciate me 1
8 I resist expressing tenderness towards other 2
9 If you don’t plan your holidays in detail. You just end up wasting time
and money 1
10 Parents know best what occupations their children should pursue 1
11 You can make out what people are like by noticing the way they dress
1
12 I don’t like to compete with strong opponents 2
13 I rather dislike sad movies 2
14 At work or studies I generally don’t share problems with colleagues
and seek their guidance2
15 I really dislike any criticism leveled against me 1
16 I have very little interest in flower arrangements and the like 3
17 I prefer a boss who tells precisely what I am supposed to do 3
18 Women should not dress like men and vice versa 1
19 I am more comfortable after I have classified a person 2
20 I dislike being compared to other 2
21 No matter what choice of food I have in a restaurant I tend to order the
same old favorites 2
22 I don’t think India has the resources to catch up with the West 2
23 I dislike juniors trying to be familiar with me 2
24 Giving in to the pleasures of the body detracts from high thinking 2
25 I can’t stand meetings without a clear prior agenda 4
26 Premarital sex is wrong because it is considered immoral in our
society 1
27 Necessities must a always have priority over artistic matters 3
28 I hate to lose at games 3
29 I have never bothered myself with modern art 4
30 I don’t think I can do well in a job or occupation very different from my
present one 2
31 I feel tense communicating with persons who have greater authority
than I 2
32 I can’t be bothered with questions such as “What would happen if birds
had brains like humans and humans had wings like birds” 2
33 I hate confusion 2
34 One must fulfill one’s social obligations at any cost 3
35 People in the same profession have similar personalities 1
36 In a meeting I don’t speak up unless I am an expert on a point 3
37 A pound of imagination is not worth an ounce of facts 2
38 One can accomplish little without the support of the authorities 2
39 I don’t like being contradicted in the presence of others 2
40 I don’t like to go to serious movies 3
1 46.67
2 13.33
3 46.67
4 20
5 31.6675
6 33.33
7 26.67
8 43.33
9 34.44
10 33.05
