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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 happy to let others be in charge.
I enjoy coming across as an informed authority on a subject.
I spend quite a lot of my spare time doing achievement focused things.
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.
I like to be in control of things.
I'm not that fussed about sharing new ideas with 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 don't interact much when other people are talking: I wait until they have finished.
If I feel something needs to be said, I usually say it.
I struggle letting others take charge.
During conversation I try not to change subjects abruptly.
I'm a very ambitious person
I resent people in positions of authority.
During conversation, I try to let topics develop gradually rather than change subjects abruptly.
I often don't end up confronting someone if they annoy me.
I'm not that keen on being a leader.
I really struggle taking orders from other people.
I'm not very competitive.
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 like it when others take charge.
I don't want to sound like and "know it all".
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 prefer to let others take charge.
I think it's a little rude to talk as though I know more than other people about a subject.
I'm happy to pull someone up about something if their behaviour annoys me.
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 try to find ways to encourage cooperation rather than directly confronting people.
If I disagree with someone, I'm often very happy to let the matter go rather than argue about it.
I struggle letting others take charge.
I like being a leader.
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.
If something interesting comes to mind, I sometimes change topic quite abruptly during conversation.
I love telling people about my ideas.
I try not to change topics during conversation.
I can be pretty confrontational when I need to be.
I tend not to use my spare time to do achievement focused things.
I dislike people in authority telling me what to do.
I often talk about controversial subjects during conversation.
I can be very keen to convince somebody that I'm right if I think they're wrong.
I like to take charge of things.
I like to take the role of expert or teacher during a conversation.
I am very competitive.
When I am very knowledgeable about something, I enjoy explaining things to people.
People should not chip in when I'm talking. They should wait until I've finished.
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.
During conversation I say what I think even if it will annoy someone.
I don't like being in charge.
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 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.
I'm not an overly ambitious person.
I like to be the best at things I do.