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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 think it's a little rude to talk as though I know more than other people about a subject.
People should not chip in when I'm talking. They should wait until I've finished.
I tend not to use my spare time to do achievement focused things.
I don't want to sound like and "know it all".
I am very competitive.
I'm happy to pull someone up about something if their behaviour annoys me.
I prefer to let others take charge.
If something interesting comes to mind, I sometimes change topic quite abruptly during conversation.
If I disagree with someone, I'm often very happy to let the matter go rather than argue about it.
If I feel something needs to be said, I usually say it.
I really struggle taking orders from other people.
I don't interact much when other people are talking: I wait until they have finished.
I resent people in positions of authority.
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.
I like to be the best at things I do.
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 like to take the role of expert or teacher during a conversation.
I enjoy coming across as an informed authority on a subject.
I'm not that fussed about sharing new ideas with people.
I don't like being in charge.
I struggle letting others take charge.
It can be a bit anti-social to be intent on winning: taking part is more important.
Even when I'm annoyed with someone, I often let the issue go rather than confront them.
I love telling people about my ideas.
I can be pretty confrontational when I need to be.
I struggle letting others take charge.
When I am very knowledgeable about something, I enjoy explaining things to people.
I often don't end up confronting someone if they annoy me.
I'm a very ambitious person
I'm not that keen on being a leader.
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 often talk about controversial subjects during conversation.
I like being a leader.
I dislike people in authority telling me what to do.
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 like to take charge of things.
I'm not very competitive.
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 try to never chip in when someone's talking: I wait until they've finished.
I'm not an overly ambitious person.
I try not to change topics during conversation.
I try to find ways to encourage cooperation rather than directly confronting people.
I can be very keen to convince somebody that I'm right if I think they're wrong.
During conversation I try not to change subjects abruptly.
During conversation I say what I think even if it will annoy someone.
I chip in a lot when people are talking because I see conversation as a collaborative effort.
I'm very keen to ensure that no one is embarrassed during a conversation.
I like to be in control of things.
During conversation, I try to let topics develop gradually rather than change subjects abruptly.
I spend quite a lot of my spare time doing achievement focused things.
I'm happy to let others be in charge.
I try very hard to avoid direct confrontation.
During conversation I enjoy adopting the role of teacher if I know a lot about something.
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 like it when others take charge.