DDLI.QST V 1.03 Which better fits how you see yourself? 1Sociable 2Intimate Which are you more concerned with? 1Breadth 2Depth At a party, is it easier for you to be: 1A participant 2An observer Is it more accurate to describe the things you know as 1Miscellaneous 2Specialized If you had to choose, would you prefer to be skillful in games 1That call for team play 2Where you play singly and are solely responsible for results Which better fits how you see yourself? 1Lively 2Calm Do your core interests tend to be 1Varied (and changing) 2Few (and lasting) When working on a project: 1Are you mainly just concerned that it gets done 2Do you prefer to have ownership from start to finish Do you do your most productive work: 1In working with others 2When working alone Do you generally: 1Have plenty of energy for anything that comes up 2Find it necessary to focus your energy Which comes closer to describing you: 1A "Jack of all trades" 2Expert in one or two areas Which do you prefer more: 1Figuring things out by doing 2Figuring things out before doing When looking up information on a particular topic, do you more often: 1Get sidetracked 2Find out what you need and get back to the project at hand Would you rather be recognized for 2Something you have done yourself 1Your part in a group undertaking Can you 2Find a lot to say only to certain people or on certain topics 1Talk easily with almost anyone on almost anything Which better fits how you see yourself? 2Watchful 1Trustful Which better fits how you see yourself? 2Reserved 1Outgoing At a social gathering, is it more important for you to: 2Spend more time with a few 1Spend some time with everybody When you need to re-energize, do you prefer to be 1In a group of people 2By yourself Which better fits how you see yourself? 3Matter-of-fact 4Imaginative Which do you focus on more? 3The way things are 4The way things could be Which do you do more often? 3Experience the present moment for what it offers 4Experience the present in terms of the future Do you think it more important to 3Be able to adjust to the facts as they are 4Be able to see the possibilities in a situation Which better fits how you see yourself? 4An interpreter of life 3An experiencer of life Do you prefer to be more 3Practical 4Ingenious Do you prefer dealing more with: 3"Visible" (concrete) information 4"Invisible" (abstract) information In doing something that many others do, does it appeal to you more to 3Do it the way you have been taught 4Figure out a way of your own Which work role would suit you better: 3Doing familiar things with some variety 4Doing things that are new and full of unknown possibilities Which do you prefer more: 3Using what you've learned 4Learning new things Are you inclined to: 3Fix things that are broken 4See ways to improve things that aren't broken When you need to solve a problem, are you more inclined to 3Go with a solution that your experience tells you will do the job 4Use your ingenuity to find a novel solution than is better than any you know from experience Which do you prefer: 3Focusing on what is happening right now 4Looking ahead to the future Do you more often: 3Accept things as they are 4Want to change things At home are you more apt to: 3Be more content with the way your furniture is arranged 4Want to rearrange the furniture occasionally Is it harder for you to accept 4Routine ("the beaten path") 3Constant change Which better fits how you see yourself? 4Emphasis on possibilities 3Emphasis on facts Which do you think you have more of: 4Vision 3Common sense Do you more often let 5Your head rule your heart 6Your heart rule your head Do you more readily: 5Objectively critique ideas and people 6Empathize with people and their ideas Are you more often: 5Truthful 6Tactful Which better fits how you see yourself? 5Thinking 6Feeling When you have spoken less than the whole truth to a friend, is your motivation more often: 5An intellectual awareness of likely consequences 6A concern to not give offense When looking at past events, are you more interested in: 5Understanding why the events happened the way they did 6Seeing how they affected those who were involved In working out decisions, do you prefer to: 5Make sure things fit together 6Go with what feels best When you are interested in a new activity, are you more likely to approach it with: 5Calm, keeping your eyes open to see how things work 6Excitement and enthusiasm -- at least inwardly Which is more important to you in making decisions: 5Cause and effect (consequences) 6Good versus bad Which would you rather do: 5What you think will work out 6What just feels right to you Is it more important for you to be appreciated: 5For something you have accomplished 6For the kind of person you are Which kind of decisions are more natural for you? 6Those that call on your feelings and personally involve you 5Those that call on your knowledge and don't personally involve you Which is more important to you: 6To recognize the value of individuals 5To follow principles that make sense Which better fits how you see yourself? 6Harmony 5Truth Which kind of decisions are more natural for you? 6Those that call on your feelings 5Those that call on your knowledge Which are you better at providing: 6Emotional support 5Objective criticism Do you believe it is a greater strength to 6Be aware of other's feelings 5Be clear about what is true Are you better at making decisions that: 6Are logically based 5Honor your awareness of emotional values In deciding something important, which do you trust more 6Your emotions 5Your reason Are you more inclined to evaluate people as 6Good and evil 7Moral and immoral Are you more likely to: 6Be aware of other people's feelings 5Hurt other people's feelings without realizing it Which is more important to you? 6Relationships that are harmonious 5Relationships that are honest After deciding on a course of action, is it more natural for you to: 7See it through to completion, even if a bit inconvenient 8Reconsider it if unforeseen circumstances become known to you When you know ahead of time that you will be doing a certain thing at a certain time, is it: 7Comfortable to be able to plan accordingly 8Unduly constraining to be tied down Which do you more often do: 7Insist that others adjust to your schedule 8Adjust to the schedule of others Which fits better with how others see you: 7Deliberate 8Spontaneous Which fits better with how others see you: 7Decisive 8Openminded Which are you more inclined to do? 7Stick to your plans 8Go with the flow When a new situation comes up that conflicts with your plans, do you tend to: 8Stick with your original plans 7Adjust to the new situation When you make decisions, are you more often: 7Concerned with having things wrapped up 8Interested in keeping your options open as long as you can At a meeting, would you more often prefer to: 7Make sure things are not left "up in the air" unnecessarily 8Make sure your questions have been answered before deciding things When others make plans will you more often: 7Expect them to be followed through on as agreed 8Expect them to be followed flexibly In your social life, do you prefer to: 7Schedule commitments 8Stay open to do whatever seems right in the moment When you are behind schedule: 7Is it essential to catch back up 8Do you accept it as part of the day When a new situation comes up that conflicts with your plans, do you 8Try first to change your plans to fit the situation 7Try first to change the situation to fit your plans When others force you to change your plans at the last minute, do you often: 8Adjust fairly quickly 7Feel irritation that an adjustment is required Do you prefer to 8Be free to do whatever looks like fun when the time comes 7Arrange dates, parties, etc. in advance Which fits better with how others see you: 8Flexible 7Scheduled When dealing with others, more often than not, are you happier when 8You have enough information, though settling things may be delayed 7Things are settled Are you more likely to: 9Look before you leap 0Leap before you look Are you more likely to know something 0Quickly and immediately 9Only after you have checked it out Is it more natural for you to see life in 9Black and white 0Shades of grey Are you more likely to make decisions because: 0They fit with your sense of things 9Careful consideration has convinced you Do you more often 9Double check your perceptions 0Trust your perceptions Which do you tend to trust more? 0Your perceptions 9Your judgements Are you more likely to believe something because: 0It simply seems right 9You have sufficient evidence Which is more natural for you when dealing with other people? 10To be aware of your empathy (or anger) toward people 11To be aware of what works or doesn't work (cause/effect) in people relationships Which are you better at organizing? 10Ideas on paper 11Your personal possessions Which do you keep less cluttered? 10Your mind 11Your room or office? Do you often feel that other people should value the same things you value? 10Yes 11No Do you more often make better logical decisions: 11When talking with others 10When you're able to think quietly by yourself When something goes wrong, who are you more inclined to blame first? 11Yourself 10Others Do you think more logically when you are 11With other people 10By yourself Do you express your thoughts more clearly 11When you are speaking to other people 10When you are writing Is it easier for you to think of excuses for 11The actions of others 10Your own actions When you're dealing with strangers, are you more inclined to 11To tell people what to do 10To ask people to do what you would like When you know people well, are you more inclined to 11Feel a special bond with them 10Take them for granted Which are you better at 11Organizing people to complete a project 10Fitting facts into a theoretical structure Do your feelings come on strongest when you are 11Alone 10In the company of other people Which do you tend to focus on more? 11What you are feeling 10What you believe other people are feeling Are you more prone to be warm and friendly 10With people you have just met 11Only with people you have gotten to know somewhat When you first meet someone, do you more often 10Act friendly right away 11Keep the person at a distance until you know the person better Do you regard helping strangers primarily as: 11An expenditure of energy 10A pleasure Which do you tend to laugh at more? 12"Earthy" humor and stories with a surprise ending 13Absurd situations, sudden and unexpected occurances, and word plays Do you tend to: 12Have a fairly wide range of appreciation without very often feeling much intensity about what you like or don't like 13Instinctually know what you like or don't like (e.g., in food, art, music, clothing, etc.) With food, art, music, clothing, etc., are you by nature: 13Rather picky about what you like or don't like 12Fairly tolerant and able to appreciate a range of choices When first learning about something, do you tend to deal with: 12All the facts because they're there 13Only those facts that you decide are pertinent When you are taking notes, which do you more often write down? 12What the speaker has said word for word 13The gist of what you think the speaker has said Are you better at seeing possible solutions to: 12Your own problems 13The problems of others Is your imagination its most active when you are 12Alone 13In the company of others Do you induldge your senses more when you are 12In the company of others 13Alone Are you good at brainstorming with a group of people? 13Yes 12No When you look around, do you more often 12See whatever is before your eyes 13See mainly what has special signifigance to you