INTRAPERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Please answer this survey as honestly as possible for it measures your social skills (Baron-Cohen, 2001), attitudes towards
authority (Rigby, 1987), and self control (Grasmick, 1993). Any questions you may object to can be left blank. After
completing this survey, determine your absolute and relative scores on this survey and store those scores in a safe place.
Please describe yourself as you generally are now, not as you wish to be in the future. Describe yourself as you honestly
see yourself, in relation to other people similar to you with respect to sex and age.
Below are phrases describing people's behaviours. Please read each statement carefully, and then indicate how accurately
each statement describes you by marking the appropriate number on the scale beside each question.
Use the following format:
1
Definitely Disagree
2
Slightly Disagree
3
Slightly Agree
4
Definitely Agree
1.
… I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own.
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4
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… I find social situations easy.
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… I would rather go to the library than a party.
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… I find myself draw more strongly to people than to things.
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5.
… I find it hard to make new friends.
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6.
… I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling
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by just looking at their face.
7.
… I enjoy social occasions.
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8.
... I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions.
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… I enjoy meeting new people.
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10. … I am a good diplomat.
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11. … I lose my temper pretty easily.
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12. … Often, when I’m angry at people I feel more like hurting them
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13. … When I’m really angry, other people better stay away from me.
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14. … When I have a serious disagreement with someone, it’s usually
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4
15. … I often act on the spur of the moment without stopping to think.
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16. … I don’t devote much thought and effort to preparing for the future.
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17. … I often do whatever brings me pleasure here and now, even at
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19. … I frequently try to avoid projects that I know will be difficult.
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20. … When things get complicated, I tend to quit or withdraw.
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21. … The things in life that are easiest to do bring me the most pleasure.
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22. … I dislike really hard tasks that stretch my abilities to the limit.
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23. … I like to test myself every now and then by doing something a little risky.
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24. … Sometimes I will take a risk just for the fun of it.
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9.
than talking to them about why I am angry.
hard for me to talk calmly about it without getting upset.
the cost of some distant goal.
18. … I’m more concerned with what happens to me in the short run
than in the long run.
25. … I sometimes find it exciting to do things for which I might get in trouble.
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4
26. … Excitement and adventure are more important to me than security.
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27. … If I had a choice, I would almost always rather do something
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4
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33. … If things I do upset people, it’s their problem not mine.
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4
34. … I will try to get the things I want even when I know it’s causing
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4
physical than something mental.
28. … I almost always feel better when I am on the move than when I
am sitting and thinking.
29. … I like to get out and do things more than I like to read or
contemplate ideas.
30. …I seem to have more energy and a greater need for activity than
most other people my age.
31. … I try to look out for myself first, even if it means making things
difficult for other people.
32. … I’m not very sympathetic to other people when they are
having problems.
problems for other people.
Use the following format for items 35 – 58:
1
Never
2
Rarely
3
Occasionally
4
Frequently
35. … I listen attentively to what older people say about how I should
5
Very Frequently
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5
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5
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5
38. … I criticize people who are rude to their superiors.
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5
39. … I encourage young people to do what they want to do, even when
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5
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5
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5
42. … I support left-wing, radical policies.
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5
43. … I take part in demonstrations to show my opposition to policies
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5
44. … I express approval for the work of school teachers.
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5
45. … I go to church.
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5
46. … I make fun of the police.
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5
behave.
36. … I question the judgment of umpires or referees when I think
they have made an incorrect decision.
37. … When a person in authority whom I trust tells me to do something,
I do it, even though I can’t see the reason for it.
it is against the wishes of their parents.
40. … When I go to work, I dress so as to be acceptable to the people
who run the place.
41. … I treat experts with respect even when I don’t think much of them
personally.
I do not like.
47. … When things are bad, I look for guidance from someone wiser
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5
48. … I sympathize with rebels.
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5
49. … When I am in a hurry, I break the speed limit or encourage my
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5
50. … I follow the doctor’s orders.
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5
51. … I question what I hear on the news.
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52. … I cross the road against the pedestrian traffic lights.
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5
53. … I ask for a “second opinion” when I feel uncertain about a
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5
54. … I stand when they play Australia’s National Anthem in public.
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55. … I express contempt for politicians.
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5
56. … I get annoyed when people sneer at those in authority.
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57. … I show special respect for people in high positions.
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5
58. … I speak up against my boss or person in charge when he or she
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than me.
driver to do so, if it seems reasonably safe.
doctor’s advice.
acts unfairly.
Scoring Instructions
Reverse Scoring: For questions 3, 5, 8, and 11 – 34, give yourself 1 point if you circled 4, 2 points if you circled 3, 3 points if
you circled 2, and 4 points if you circled 1. For questions 36, 39, 42, 43, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 55, and 58, give yourself 1
point if your circled 5, 2 points if your circled 4, 3 points if your circled 3, 4 points if your circled 2, and 5 points if your circled
1.
For all the other questions, give yourself 5 points if your circled 5, give yourself 4 points if you circled 4, 3 points if you circled
3, 2 points if you circled 2, and 1 point if you circled 1.
Social Skills
Item Your Score
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