| 1. I can easily tell if someone else wants to enter a conversation. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 2. I prefer animals to humans. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 3. I try to keep up with the current trends and fashions. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 4. I find it difficult to explain to others things that I understand easily, when they don’t understand it the first time. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 5. I dream most nights. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 6. I really enjoy caring for other people. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 7. I try to solve my own problems rather than discussing them with others. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 8. I find it hard to know what to do in a social situation. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 9. I am at my best first thing in the morning. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 10. People often tell me that I went too far in driving my point home in a discussion. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 11. It doesn’t bother me too much if I am late meeting a friend. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 12. Friendships and relationships are just too difficult, so I tend not to bother with them. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 13. I would never break a law, no matter how minor. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 14. I often find it difficult to judge if something is rude or polite. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 15. In a conversation, I tend to focus on my own thoughts rather than on what my listener might be thinking. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 16. I prefer practical jokes to verbal humor. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 17. I live life for today rather than the future. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 18. When I was a child, I enjoyed cutting up worms to see what would happen. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 19. I can pick up quickly if someone says one thing but means another. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 20. I tend to have very strong opinions about morality. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 21. It is hard for me to see why some things upset people so much. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 22. I find it easy to put myself in somebody else’s shoes. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 23. I think that good manners are the most important thing a parent can teach their child. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 24. I like to do things on the spur of the moment. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 25. I am good at predicting how someone will feel. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 26. I am quick to spot when someone in a group is feeling awkward or uncomfortable. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 27. If I say something that someone else is offended by, I think that that’s their problem, not mine. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 28. If anyone asked me if I liked their haircut, I would reply truthfully, even if I didn’t like it. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 29. I can’t always see why someone should have felt offended by a remark. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 30. People often tell me that I am very unpredictable. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 31. I enjoy being the center of attention at any social gathering. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 32. Seeing people cry doesn’t really upset me. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 33. I enjoy having discussions about politics. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 34. I am very blunt, which some people take to be rudeness, even though this is unintentional. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 35. I don’t tend to find social situations confusing. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 36. Other people tell me I am good at understanding how they are feeling and what they are thinking. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 37. When I talk to people, I tend to talk about their experiences rather than my own. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 38. It upsets me to see an animal in pain. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 39. I am able to make decisions without being influenced by people’s feelings. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 40. I can’t relax until I have done everything I had planned to do that day. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 41. I can easily tell if someone else is interested or bored with what I am saying. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 42. I get upset if I see people suffering on news programmes. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 43. Friends usually talk to me about their problems as they say that I am very understanding. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 44. I can sense if I am intruding, even if the other person doesn’t tell me. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 45. I often start new hobbies but quickly become bored with them and move on to something else. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 46. People sometimes tell me that I have gone too far with teasing. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 47. I would be too nervous to go on a big rollercoaster. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 48. Other people, often say that I am insensitive, though I don’t always see why. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 49. If I see a stranger in a group, I think that it is up to them to make an effort to join in. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 50. I usually stay emotionally detached when watching a film. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 51. I like to be very organized in day-to-day life and often make lists of the chores I have to do. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 52. I can tune into how someone else feels rapidly and intuitively. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 53. I don’t like to take risks. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 54. I can easily work out what another person might want to talk about. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 55. I can tell if someone is masking their true emotion. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 56. Before making a decision I always weigh up the pros and cons. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 57. I don’t consciously work out the rules of social situations. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 58. I am good at predicting what someone will do. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 59. I tend to get emotionally involved with a friend’s problems. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
| 60. I can usually appreciate the other person’s viewpoint, even if I don’t agree with it. |
strongly agree |
slightly agree |
slightly disagree |
strongly disagree |
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