For each of the following questions or statements, circle the choice (A or B) that you believe describes you better.

1. When talking with another person that you've just recently met, which of the following would bother you the most?:
A. The other person looks you in the eye too much
B. The other person looks you in the eye too little

2. When it comes to doing things, you'd rather:
A. Keep doing it a way that has worked before even if it gets a little boring
B. Try something different once in awhile even if it means taking a chance

3. You usually prefer to work on a task or assignment that:
A. Requires working with others
B. You can complete by yourself

4. Which of the following would bother you the most about someone?:
A. They rush into things too quickly
B. They take too much time to make a decision

5. When learning something new, you're more interested in how this will:
A. Help you right now
B. Help you in your life later

6. When shaking hands with someone you are meeting for the first time:
A. They usually initiate the handshake
B. You usually initiate the handshake

7. A person who is likely to annoy you the most is one who:
A. Talks too fast
B. Talks too slowly

8. If your job supervisor does something on more than one occasion that you and your co-workers don't like, you're most likely to:
A. Let a co-worker bring up the issue first before you comment
B. Tell a co-worker about it before they comment

9. If someone puts you into a group and asks your group to select a 'leader', what would make you the most uncomfortable?
A. Volunteering to be the leader
B. Having no one in the group say or do anything

10. When you try to get John, whom you are supervising to do something, you're likely to say :
A. "John, can I get you to do this for me?"
B. "John, I need to have you do this for me?"

11. You likely will prefer a job where you:
A. Have few responsibilities and get lots of suggestions from your supervisor
B. Have lots of responsibilities and have to make lots of decisions on your own

12. Which of the following is likely to upset you regarding a job:
A. Getting promoted too quickly to a position that you're not ready for
B. Getting passed over for a promotion that you believe you deserve

13. Your closest friends are likely to say that if you have a weakness it's that you talk too:
A. Little
B. Much

14. Which of the following mistakes that could make a situation worse would bother you the most?
A. Acting too quickly
B. Acting too slowly

15. While sitting around a conference table during a meeting, you are most likely to:
A. Have your back resting up against the chair that you're sitting in
B. Have your elbows on the table

16. Which of the following are you most likely to base a purchase decision on?:
A. Research and facts
B. Opinions of others

17. If someone does something that really upsets you are you most likely to:
A. Not say anything to them about it
B. Say something to them about it

18. If a company has to close a plant or facility, which of the following would be of most concern to you as a member of the company's management team?
A. Increasing the company's profits
B. Helping the former employees find new jobs

19. If you're on an extended vacation, which of the following would most likely be of concern to you?
A. Keeping on schedule and staying within budget
B. Seeing (or doing) something interesting and different

20. If you are attending a meeting, would you rather have the meeting begin by:
A. People getting right down to business
B. Someone telling a non-offensive

21. Assume that you are working on a project in your office or favorite study room. Are you most likely to be working with:
A. The door closed
B. The door open

22. Would your closest friends say that, when you talk, you are most likely to:
A. Not use your hands
B. Use your hands

23. How would you best describe the way you talk?
A. Soft-spoken, deliberate, and with a consistent tone
B. Forceful, fast, and with varied tones

24. If you had to pick only one of the following to put on the wall of a room where you spend most of your time working, which would it be?
A. A calendar
B. A picture of family and/or friends

25. If you have been invited to a social function where you have to guess at the most appropriate dress. You would likely:
A. Dress somewhat formally
B. Dress somewhat casually

26. Would you say that when you talk, do you smile, laugh, frown, etc.:
A. Not very often
B. A lot

27. If one of your closest friends has just experienced a devastating death of a very close relative, would you feel more comfortable:
A. Sending them a card
B. Talking with them

28. Would you rather watch a movie and/or a major sporting event on tv:
A. At your place of residence by yourself
B. At someone else's place with friends

29. If you're driving to Des Moines (from Ames) to meet someone for dinner at a restaurant are you most likely to pass:
A. Fewer cars than what pass you
B. More cars than what pass you

30. How would you best describe your filing system or method of keeping track of important papers?
A. Fairly and orderly
B. Somewhat cluttered and not very well organized

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