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SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ 1-1 What Are Your Developmental Needs? This exercise is designed to heighten your self-awareness of areas in which you could profit from personal improvement. It is not a test, and there is no score; yet your answers to the checklist may prove helpful to you in mapping out a program of improvement in your interpersonal relations. Directions: Following are many specific aspects of behavior that suggest a person needs improvement in interpersonal skills. Check each statement that is generally true for you. You can add to the validity of this exercise by having one or two other people who know you well answer this form as they think it describes you. Then compare your self-analyses with their analyses of you. 1. I’m too shy. ________ 2. I’m too overbearing and obnoxious. ________ 3. I intimidate too many people. ________ 4. I have trouble expressing my feelings. ________ 5. I make negative comments about people too readily. ________ 6. I have a difficult time solving problems when working in a group. ________ 7. I’m a poor team player. ________ 8. Very few people listen to me. ________ 9. It is difficult for me to relate well to people from different cultures. ________ 10. When I’m in conflict with another person, I usually lose. ________ 11. I hog too much time in meetings or in class. ________ 12. I’m very poor at office politics. ________ 13. People find me boring. ________ 14. It is difficult for me to criticize others. ________ 15. I’m too serious most of the time. ________ 16. My temper is too often out of control. ________ 17. I avoid controversy in dealing with others. ________ 18. It is difficult for me to find things to talk about with others. ________ 19. I don’t get my point across well. ________ 20. I feel awkward dealing with a customer. ________ 21. I am a poor listener. ________ 22. I don’t get the importance of ethics in business. ________ 23. My attempts to lead others have failed. ________ 24. I rarely smile when I am with other people. ________ 25. I don’t get along well with people who are from a different ethnic or racial group than mine. ________ 26. I multitask when people are talking to me. ________ 27. I insult too many people on social networking sites. ________ 28. _____________________________ (Fill in your own statement.) ________ SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ 2-1 The Self-Monitoring Scale Directions: The statements ahead concern your personal reactions to a number of different situations. No two statements are exactly alike, so consider each statement carefully before answering. If a statement is TRUE or MOSTLY TRUE as applied to you, circle the “T” next to the question. If a statement is FALSE or NOT USUALLY TRUE as applied to you, circle the “F” next to the question. True False 1. I find it hard to imitate the behavior of other people. ❏ ❏ 2. My behavior is usually an expression of my true inner feelings, attitudes, and beliefs. ❏ ❏ 3. At parties and social gatherings, I do not attempt to do or say things that others will like. ❏ ❏ 4. I can only argue for ideas in which I already believe. ❏ ❏ 5. I can make impromptu speeches even on topics about which I have almost no information. ❏ ❏ 6. I guess I put on a show to impress or entertain people. ❏ ❏ 7. When I am uncertain how to act in a social situation, I look to the behavior of others for cues. ❏ ❏ 8. I would probably make a good actor. ❏ ❏ 9. I rarely seek the advice of my friends to choose movies, books, or music. ❏ ❏ 10. I sometimes appear to others to be experiencing deeper emotions than I actually am. ❏ ❏ 11. I laugh more when I watch a comedy with others than when alone. ❏ ❏ 12. In groups of people, I am rarely the center of attention. ❏ ❏ 13. In different situations and with different people, I often act like very different persons. ❏ ❏ 14. I am not particularly good at making other people like me. ❏ ❏ 15. Even if I am not enjoying myself, I often pretend to be having a good time. ❏ ❏ 16. I’m not always the person I appear to be. ❏ ❏ 17. I would not change my opinions (or the way I do things) in order to please someone else or win their favor. ❏ ❏ 18. I have considered being an entertainer. ❏ ❏ 19. In order to get along and be liked, I tend to be what people expect me to be rather than anything else. ❏ ❏ 20. I have never been good at games like charades or improvisational acting. ❏ ❏ 21. I have trouble changing my behavior to suit different people and different situations. ❏ ❏ 22. At a party, I let others keep the jokes and stories going. ❏ ❏ 23. I feel a bit awkward in company and do not show up quite as well as I should. ❏ ❏ 24. I can look anyone in the eye and tell a lie with a straight face (if for a good cause). ❏ ❏ 25. I may deceive people by being friendly when I really dislike them. ❏ ❏ Scoring and Interpretation: Give yourself one point each time your answer agrees with the key. A score that is between 0–12 would indicate that you are a relatively low self-monitor; a score that is between 13–25 would indicate that you are a relatively high self-monitor. Source: Mark Snyder, “Self-Monitoring of Expressive Behavior,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 4 (October 1974): 528–537. SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ 2-4 Clarifying Your Values Directions: Rank from 1 to 20 the importance of the following values to you as a person. The most important value on the list receives a rank of 1; the least important a rank of 20. Use the space next to “Other” if the list has left out an important value in your life. _______ Having my own place to live _______ Having one or more children _______ Having an interesting job and career _______ Owning a car _______ Having a good relationship with coworkers _______ Having good health _______ Spending considerable time on social networking Web sites _______ Being able to stay in frequent contact with friends by cell phone and text messaging _______ Watching my favorite television shows _______ Participating in sports or other pastimes _______ Following a sports team, athlete, music group, or other entertainer _______ Being a religious person _______ Helping people less fortunate than myself _______ Loving and being loved by another person _______ Having physical intimacy with another person _______ Making an above-average income _______ Being in good physical condition _______ Being a knowledgeable, informed person _______ Completing my formal education _______ Other Look back at your own ranking. Does it surprise you? Are there any surprises in the class ranking? Which values did you think would be highest and lowest?