The “do ask do tell” PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST

 

For each question choose exactly one response.

 

1.      I describe my personality as

 

1.      Psychologically masculine

2.      Psychologically feminine

     

2.       I would characterize my personality as

 

1.      balanced

2.      unbalanced

 

3.      I would characterize my approach to life as

 

1.      Objective

2.      Subjective

 

4.      I would characterize myself as

 

1.      introverted

2.      extroverted

 

5.      When writing a composition it is more important

 

1.      to tell the truth and to say something original

2.      to convince others to do what your customer wants them to do

 

6.      Which is more important to you in the workplace?

 

1.      to try ideas that have never been tested before

2.      to execute or implement plans that have been proven by others

 

7.      My attitude towards salesmanship and marketing is

 

1.      I can sell anything to anyone

2.      I can sell any product or service that I created

3.      I can sell anything that I believe that my customer wants or needs

4.      I cannot sell to others

 

8.      Most important ideas

1.      Can be expressed in simple sentences

2.      Require detailed exposition and sentence structure to express

 

9.      My greatest workplace interests are  (Birkman)

 

1.      expediting

2.      communicating

3.      planning

4.      administrating

 

10.  My style of work is

 

1.      direct involvement with others

2.      oriented to people

3.      oriented to tasks

4.      indirectly involved with people

 

11.  I am curious about learning how something works because

 

1.      it is fun to learn how things work

2.      figuring out new puzzles gives me a competitive advantage

3.      the customer expresses a need

4.      I decide on my own that there is a market need

 

12.  Most computer people are

 

1.      nerdy and geeky

2.      tinkerers by nature

3.      curious by nature

4.      interested in solving important problems

5.      interested in advancement

 

13.  Which do you think is true?

 

1.      Almost no people are good at intellectual pursuits and athletics both

2.      Almost no people are good at intellectual pursuits and mechanical pursuits both

3.      Some people are good at al three

 

14.  Which is a more important moral value?

 

1.      The freedom to try new ideas in the workplace

2.      The idea that someone should be professional at what they are recognized for doing

 

15.  If you were well-known publicly would you rather be an

 

1.      actor or entertainer

2.      elected official

3.      corporate executive

4.      author

 

16.  Professionalism

 

1.      means “paying your dues” first

2.      gets in the way of invention and initiative

3.      is necessary to protect the consumer

 

17.  Freedom should require

 

1.      accountability for one’s actions

2.      responsibility for others besides oneself

3.      both a and b

4.      neither a nor b

 

18.  If somebody attacks me then

 

1.      it is right to hit back

2.      the only right response is non-violence, to turn the other cheek

 

1.        What I know to be true or right

 

1.      Can be tested by experience

2.      Is self-evident and common sense

3.      Is a matter of faith

 

19.  Well-off people

 

1.      usually earned what they have

2.      are just lucky and should have wealth taken from them

3.      are lucky but it doesn’t matter

4.      can justify themselves if others depend on them

 

20.  Which would I rather do?

 

1.      Figure out how the transmission of my car works

2.      Make a home movie and show it to friends.

 

21.  Which describes my attitude?

 

1.      I like to be around people more than working on my own.

2.      I like being around people if they are young and stimulating.

3.      I prefer to work alone. 

 

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