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Dominance

Introduction

Here are a number of statements that may or may not apply to you. For each statement, select the response that best applies to you. Do not spend too long deliberating about your responses: if in doubt, choose the option that immediately seems most appropriate.

Disagree Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree a Little Agree a Little Agree Moderately Agree Strongly
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1 - Disagree Strongly
2 - Disagree Moderatley
3 - Disagree a Little
4 - Agree a Little
5 - Agree Moderately
6 - Agree Strongly
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I chip in a lot when people are talking because I see conversation as a collaborative effort.
I struggle letting others take charge.
I prefer to let others take charge.
I'm not an overly ambitious person.
I like being a leader.
I'm not that fussed about sharing new ideas with people.
I don't want to sound like and "know it all".
I'm not that keen on being a leader.
I like to be the best at things I do.
I dislike people in authority telling me what to do.
I like to be in control of things.
People should not chip in when I'm talking. They should wait until I've finished.
Even when I'm annoyed with someone, I often let the issue go rather than confront them.
I provide people with a lot of cues to show that I'm listening to them (for example nodding my head or making minimal responses like "oh really?").
I like to take charge of things.
I'm very keen to ensure that no one is embarrassed during a conversation.
I'm happy to pull someone up about something if their behaviour annoys me.
If I disagree with someone, I'm often very happy to let the matter go rather than argue about it.
I'm a very ambitious person
I don't like being in charge.
I try very hard to avoid direct confrontation.
I can be very keen to convince somebody that I'm right if I think they're wrong.
I really struggle taking orders from other people.
I often don't end up confronting someone if they annoy me.
I don't interact much when other people are talking: I wait until they have finished.
I often chip in when someone is talking in order to ask clarifying questions about what they're saying, or to build on what they're saying.
I enjoy coming across as an informed authority on a subject.
During conversation, I try to let topics develop gradually rather than change subjects abruptly.
During conversation I enjoy adopting the role of teacher if I know a lot about something.
I try to find ways to encourage cooperation rather than directly confronting people.
I often talk about controversial subjects during conversation.
If I have something difficult to say to someone, I use a lot of softening terms like "maybe" or "possibly" to avoid being too direct.
I spend quite a lot of my spare time doing achievement focused things.
During conversation I say what I think even if it will annoy someone.
If I have something difficult to say to someone, I just say it like it is: I don't try to soften my words particularly.
I try not to change topics during conversation.
I'm happy to let others be in charge.
During conversation I try not to change subjects abruptly.
You should never speak over someone, even if it's going to build on what they're saying. You should wait until they've finished talking.
If I feel something needs to be said, I usually say it.
I can be pretty confrontational when I need to be.
I like it when others take charge.
During conversation, if something comes to mind that I want to say, but I don't get the opportunity to say it, I'm not too bothered.
I think it's a little rude to talk as though I know more than other people about a subject.
I struggle letting others take charge.
I like to take the role of expert or teacher during a conversation.
I try to never chip in when someone's talking: I wait until they've finished.
When I am very knowledgeable about something, I enjoy explaining things to people.
If something interesting comes to mind, I sometimes change topic quite abruptly during conversation.
It can be a bit anti-social to be intent on winning: taking part is more important.
I resent people in positions of authority.
I am very competitive.
I'm not very competitive.
I love telling people about my ideas.
I tend not to use my spare time to do achievement focused things.