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QUESTIONNAIRE - Page 20

The method of filling in the questions and of scoring is explained in the first page of the Questionnaire, Activity.

C - MASTERY/SYMPATHY

Trait 6 - DOGMATISM

  • Do you find it difficult to stop once you get into a heated discussion?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you think it is dangerous to compromise with someone who disagrees with you?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Would you prefer to be a dead hero than a live coward?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Are you forthright and uncompromising in arguments?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you often question your own morality and feelings about what is right and wrong?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Once you have made up your mind about something, do you normally stick to your decision come what may?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you believe there is only one true religion?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you agree that most politicians speak a load of rubbish?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you think that people with extreme views should be allowed to air them in public?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • In the case of a disagreement, do you try to put yourself in the other person's shoes and try to understand his or her point of view?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Do you attempt to convert others to your own opinion on matters of religion, politics and morality?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you sometimes argue for the sake of argument even though you know that you might be wrong?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you find that your own way of attacking a problem is inevitably the best approach?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Does it annoy you when a supposed expert fails to come up with a definite solution to a problem?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you think it would be a good thing if everybody shared the same ideas and values?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Are you inclined to see things in various shades of grey rather than in black and white?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Do you think a good teacher is one who makes you wonder rather than telling you all the answers?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Does your blood boil when people refuse to admit they are wrong?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Are you sometimes uncertain as to which way you will vote in an election?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Do you think that other cultures have a good deal to teach us about how to live?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Do you find it easy to be friendly with people from quite different backgrounds from your own?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Do you think it is sometimes necessary to use force in order to advance an idea or what you think is right?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you change your mind readily if someone puts up a convincing argument?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Do you think there is a kernel of truth in nearly everybody's point of view?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Do you tend to have to repeat yourself to make sure that you are properly understood?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you carefully consider a variety of possible views before deciding on your own?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

  • Do you determine much of your conduct in relation to a single great cause?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Are you appalled by the ignorance shown by a majority of people on social and political matters?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you find it very frustrating if there isn't a clear-cut answer to a problem?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you find others stupid in many ways so that you feel the need to control and direct them?
    Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:

  • Do you find alternative points of view fascinating?
    Yes | Maybe | No* || Score:

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ANALYSIS

Those with high scores are dogmatic. They have set, uncompromising views on most matters and are likely to defend them vigorously and vociferously. They are defending their identity by fixing it rigidly and they perceive many people as enemies or opponents.

Those with low scores are less rigid and less likely to see things in black and white. They are flexible and therefore open to rational persuasion and tolerant of uncertainty. They have the ability to learn from their mistakes, to develop themselves, to respect others and to think creatively. In the extreme, however, this may be a person who is confused, has low self-esteem and no real idea of what is right and wrong and is therefore easily swayed and manipulated.

How do you compare?

The norm on this trait is between 15-16 points (a statistical approximation). This may be represented on the following scale:

Dogmatism 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 || 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Flexibility

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