Cognitive-Style+Quiz

Choose the one sentence that is more true. Do not leave any blanks. 1. A ) It's fun to take risks.  B ) I have fun without taking risks. 2. A ) I look for new ways to do old jobs.  B ) When one way works well, I don't change it. 3. A ) I begin many jobs that I never finish.  B ) I finish a job before starting a new one. 4. A ) I'm not very imaginative in my work.  B ) I use my imagination in everything I do. 5. A ) I can analyze what is going to happen next.  B ) I can sense what is going to happen next. 6. A ) I try to find the one best way to solve a problem.  B ) I try to find different answers to problems. 7. A ) My thinking is like pictures going through my head.  B ) My thinking is like words going through my head. 8. A ) I agree with new ideas before other people do.  B ) I question new ideas more than other people do. 9. A ) Other people don't understand how I organize things.  B ) Other people think I organize well. 10. A ) I have good self-discipline.  B ) I usually act on my feelings. 11. A ) I plan time for doing my work.  B ) I don't think about the time when I work. 12. A ) With a hard decision, I choose what I know is right.  B ) With a hard decision, I choose what I feel is right. 13. A ) I do easy things first and important things later.  B ) I do the important things first and the easy things later. 14. A ) Sometimes in a new situation, I have too many ideas.  B ) Sometimes in a new situation, I don't have any ideas. 15. A ) I have to have a lot of change and variety in my life.  B ) I have to have an orderly and well-planned life. 16. A ) I know I'm right, because I have good reasons.  <span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">B ) I know I'm right, even without good reasons. 17. A ) I spread my work evenly over the time I have.  <span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">B ) I prefer to do my work at the last minute. 18. A ) I keep everything in a particular place.  <span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">B ) Where I keep things depends on what I'm doing. 19. A ) I have to make my own plans.  <span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">B ) I can follow anyone's plans. 20. A ) I am a very flexible and unpredictable person.  <span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">B ) I am a consistent and stable person. 21. A ) With a new task, I want to find my own way of doing it.  <span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">B ) With a new task, I want to be told the best way to it. <span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 115%; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"> <span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">0-4: strong left brain 5-8: moderate left brain 9-13: middle brain 14-16: moderate right brain 17-21: strong right brain
 * To Score **   1. Give yourself one point for each time you answered "A" for questions: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21.     2. Give yourself one point for each time you answered "B" for questions: 4 ,5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18.     3. Add all points. Totals imply:   <span style="border: initial none initial; display: block; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0in;">

<span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 115%; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">// from // The Alert Scale of Cognitive Style, //by Dr. Loren D. Crane, Western Michigan University, 1989.//