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