Write in the number that best fits your view: 

                              1                        2                      3                   4
                        completely            mostly             mostly          completely
                        false                      false                true              true

_____1.   I would prefer complex to simple problems.

_____2.   I like to have the responsibility of handling a situation that requires a lot of thinking.

_____3.   Thinking is not my idea of fun.

_____4.   I would rather do something that requires little thought than something that is sure to
                challenge my thinking abilities.

_____5.   I try to anticipate and avoid situations where there is likely chance I will have to think
                in depth about something.

_____6.   I find satisfaction in deliberating hard and for long hours.

_____7.   I only think as hard as I have to.

_____8.   I prefer to think about small, daily projects to long-term ones.

_____9.   I like tasks that require little thought once I’ve learned them.

_____10. The idea of relying on thought to make my way to the top appeals to me.

_____11. I really enjoy a task that involves coming up with new solutions to problems.

_____12. Learning new ways to think doesn’t excite me very much.

_____13. I prefer my life to be filled with puzzles that I must solve.

_____14. The notion of thinking abstractly is appealing to me.

_____15. I would prefer a task that is intellectual, difficult, and important to one that is somewhat
                important but does not require much thought.

_____16. I feel relief rather than satisfaction after completing a task that required a lot of mental
                effort.

_____17. It’s enough for me that something gets the job done; I don’t care how or why it works.

_____18. I usually end up deliberating about issues even when they do not affect me personally.