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