EC-Scale

Dr. Harish Sharma

Agra
and

Dr. Rajeev Lochan Bharadwaj

Department of Psychology,
D. S. College, Aligarh.

Code

Obtained Score

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Sex Age Caste Religion
Education ......... Professibn ..........
Monthly Income Rural/Urban

MarriedUnmarried Place

Instruction
-1.-Some incompBete statements are given in this scale.
2. Every incomplete statement can be completed with the help of any of the five
alternatives mentioned before the incomplete one.
3. You have to complete every statement in terms of your own, therefore think
adequately and respond in an honest manner.
4. Tick the (V) mark whichsoever suits you among the five alternatives.
5. The information given by you will be kept secret.
O Pankaj Mapan (1998) 'Bal Niwas' Taj Basai, Agra-282 001 (India).
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1 Even aslight thing to me, . . strikes very much ( )

strikes much ()
strikes normal ()
strikes slightly
strikes very slightly )
2 When I am inclined to react.
cannot control absolutely (
upon others, I ..... cannot control )
cannot control normally (

äm able to control (
am able tö control very much ( )
3 Due to patty inciderts, I ..... my am able to do very slightly ()
deeds in a very balanced manner. am able to do slightly ( )
cannot do normally
do ( )
am able to do very much )

4 Even after realising the causes cannot overcome absolutely (

of miseries, I ..... those from my cannot overcome (
mind. cannot overcome normally
am able to Overcome ( )
am able to overcome very nuch )

5 The moments of happiness, I .... cannot enjoy absolutely

open heartedly. cannot enjoy )
cannot enjoy normally
am able to enyoy
am able to enjoy too much
6 The impact of day to day events is too much
On me is much
is normal )
is slight
is very slhght (

7. I.... my control even lose very hastily ( )

on the slight life incidents. lose hastily ( )
lose normally ( )
am not able to lose )

am not able to lose absolutely

 (3 )
becone nerVous atonce
8 In adverse circumstances, I .....
)
become nervOus
become nervous normally (
)
dó not become nervous
absolutely. ( )
do not become nervous
(
remains too much
9 The fear of strange circumstances (
remains much
for me ( )
remains normally
)
does not remain
does not remain absolutely.

do not like absolutely

10. To chat with others, I .... (
do not like
( )
do not like nornmally
(
like
like very much.

affected very much ( )

notions
11. Iam ..... by the critical
affected much
of others.
affected normally
affected slightly
(. )
affected very slightly.
(
form weep very much
12. I..... whatever may be the
weep much
of misery. (
weep normally
(
weep slightly
weep very slightly (

( )
remain become disappointed very much
13 There are the persons who (
adverse
become disappointed much
normal even in most
adverse become disappointed normally
conditions but I ..... in
aside all am not disappointed
circumstances leaving
essential work. am not disappointed absolutely
cannot keep aside absolutely ( )
aggression towards
14. I .... the cannot keep aside (
others aroused by known or
cannot keep aside normally )
unknown reasons. ()
keep aside
keep aside very much ( )
 ( 4 )
15. I..... to participate with a great do not like absolutely
zeal on the ocassion of ( )
like marriage or other happiness do not like )
functions. do not like normally
like much
( )
like very much (
16. When some body hurts my
become yery much sad
feelings, I .... become much sad
)
( )
become sad normally ()
become sad slightly ( )
become sad very slightly. ( )
17. People my emotions through
my facial and overt gestures.
realise very easily (
realise easily ()
realise normally )
cannot realise easily )
cannot realise absolutely )
18. In the conditions of indifferent
cannot take decision absolutely )
feelings (anxiety, fear anger etc.), cannot take decision
1..:..
cannot take decision normally
take decision accordingly
take decision easily. (
19. The impact of misfortunes remains very much
On me.
remains much
remains normally (
remains for a while
remains for a period slightly
20. To go in merry-making, I..... lik very slightly
like slightly ( )
like normally
like much
like very much. ) .

21. Usually every body has a habit becone impatient very much (
to say something but I, ..... on become impatient
hearing their slight remarks. become impatient normally (

become impatient slightly (

become impatient very slightly
 ( 5)

)
much or very little (
express either very
feelings like ()
22. Alldo express their expresS more
or less
and or less ()
laughing, weeping, fearing express
sometimes more
. . ()
becoming angry but 1, do not
express more or less

express very much

or little. ( )
do not
balanced very slightly
of opposite ()
circumstances
23. In the balanced slightly ()
feelings, Ikeep my behavior balanced normally
()
much balanced

very much balanced.

cannot keep absolutely

Thinking in the way,

"0 dear, ()
24. cannot keep
()
worry or feel
leave it, do not cannot keep normally

sad" I ..... ny feelings

at bay.
keep
keep accordingly
( )
absolutely so
cannot remain
remain happy, (
25. In the ways others cannot remain so
having a wish for normally so
I .... dispite cannot remain )
being happy. remain so
am able to
( )
large so
am able to remain by
( )
much
related to joy
take it in depth very
Every thing that is
)
26. take it in depth much ( )
andsorrow, I ..... take it in depth normally
(
take it in depth slightly
slightly.
take it in depth very
refrain very much
from 1k
what people would
27. I am afraid of
()
much refrain from
normal
say about me, I refrain normally from ()
expression of feelings ( )
do not refrain from
from ( )
do not refrain absolutely
cannot fulfil absolutely
some worries, the
28. In the mist of cannot fulfil
.....
Jobs that Iwant to perform, I cannot fulfil normally
am able to fulfil
(
am able to fulfil very much.
 ( 6 )

29. Leaving aside all superflous cannot do absolutely

feelings, I must keep my self cannot do ()
busy in my jobs, This I cannot do normally ()
able to do ()
able to do more easily.
30. That I never miss any opportunity does not apply absolutely ()
to remain happy, ..... On me. does not apply
does not apply normally ()
apply (
apply very much (

Thanking you.

For the use of tester only Total

A 1 6 11 16 21 26

B 2 7 12 17 22 27

8 13 18 23 28

D 14 19 24 29

E 5 10 15 20 25 30