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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 resent people in positions of authority.
I often don't end up confronting someone if they annoy me.
I dislike people in authority telling me what to do.
I enjoy coming across as an informed authority on a subject.
During conversation I say what I think even if it will annoy someone.
I like to be the best at things I do.
If I disagree with someone, I'm often very happy to let the matter go rather than argue about it.
Even when I'm annoyed with someone, I often let the issue go rather than confront them.
I try to find ways to encourage cooperation rather than directly confronting 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 try not to change topics during conversation.
I prefer to let others take charge.
During conversation I enjoy adopting the role of teacher if I know a lot about something.
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.
People should not chip in when I'm talking. They should wait until I've finished.
I am very competitive.
I don't like being in charge.
I'm not an overly ambitious person.
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 charge of things.
I don't interact much when other people are talking: I wait until they have finished.
I chip in a lot when people are talking because I see conversation as a collaborative effort.
If I feel something needs to be said, I usually say it.
I'm not that fussed about sharing new ideas with people.
I think it's a little rude to talk as though I know more than other people about a subject.
I'm not very competitive.
I really struggle taking orders from other 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 often talk about controversial subjects during conversation.
I struggle letting others take charge.
I'm happy to pull someone up about something if their behaviour annoys me.
I like it when others take charge.
I try very hard to avoid direct confrontation.
During conversation I try not to change subjects abruptly.
I'm a very ambitious person
I struggle letting others take charge.
I tend not to use my spare time to do achievement focused things.
I love telling people about my ideas.
I like to be in control of things.
If something interesting comes to mind, I sometimes change topic quite abruptly during conversation.
I don't want to sound like and "know it all".
During conversation, I try to let topics develop gradually rather than change subjects abruptly.
I'm not that keen on being a leader.
I try to never chip in when someone's talking: I wait until they've finished.
I can be very keen to convince somebody that I'm right if I think they're wrong.
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 being a leader.
I can be pretty confrontational when I need to be.
I'm happy to let others be in charge.
I spend quite a lot of my spare time doing achievement focused things.
I like to take the role of expert or teacher during a conversation.
When I am very knowledgeable about something, I enjoy explaining things to people.
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.
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.