1

I usually feel frustrated after I choose to do a number of tasks when I could have chosen to do one at a time.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*2

When I talk with my friends in a group setting, I feel comfortable trying to hold two or three conversations at a time.

SA

A

N

D

SD

3

When I work on a project around the house, it doesn't bother me to stop in the middle of one job to pick up on another job that needs to be done.

SA

A

N

D

SD

4

I like to finish one task before going on to another task.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*5

At work or school, it wouldn't bother me to meet at the same time with several different people who all had different matters to discuss.

SA

A

N

D

SD

6

I tend to concentrate on one idea before moving on to another task.

SA

A

N

D

SD

7

The easiest way for me to function is to organize my day to day activities with a schedule.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*8

If I were a teacher and had several students wishing to talk with me about assigned homework, I would meet with the whole group rather than one student at a time.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*9

I like doing several tasks at one time.

SA

A

N

D

SD

10

I am frustrated when I have to start on a task without first finishing a previous one.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*11

In trying to solve problems, I find it stimulating to think about several different problems at the same time.

SA

A

N

D

SD

12

I am mildly irritated when someone in a meeting wants to bring up a personal topic that is unrelated to the purpose of the meeting.

SA

A

N

D

SD

13

In school I prefer studying one subject to completion before going on to the next subject.

SA

A

N

D

SD

14

I'm hesitant to focus my attention on only one thing, because I may miss something equally important.

SA

A

N

D

SD

15

I usually need to pay attention to only one task at a time to finish it.

SA

A

N

D

SD

1

Visitors to America will naturally want to adopt our as soon as possible.

SA

A

N

D

SD

2

Generally speaking, the way we do things in my home town is the best way to do things in most other places as well.

SA

A

N

D

SD

3

Foreigners have a responsibility to learn our customs when they come to the United States.

SA

A

N

D

SD

4

Most people in the world really wish they could become American citizens.

SA

A

N

D

SD

5

In reality members of other cultures cannot adequately copy the characteristics of American culture.

SA

A

N

D

SD

6

It is wrong for visitors to our country to refuse to adapt to our customs when they come here.

SA

A

N

D

SD

7

The ceremonies in Africa that initiate a boy into manhood are barbaric.

SA

A

N

D

SD

8

Western cultures are more civilized than African cultures.

SA

A

N

D

SD

9

The rapid influx of immigrants into the USA will eventually ruin our country.

SA

A

N

D

SD

10

American usage of time in business is better than in Africa or South America.

SA

A

N

D

SD

11

The Asian practice of honoring the elderly is interesting but not very practical.

SA

A

N

D

SD

12

It would be better if English were spoken as a universal language.

SA

A

N

D

SD

13

No country has done more for the advancement of civilization than the USA.

SA

A

N

D

SD

14

It is unwise to trust a foreigner until you know him better.

SA

A

N

D

SD

15

South Americans are usually poor because they are lazy.

SA

A

N

D

SD

16

The native dress of an African tribesman looks silly.

SA

A

N

D

SD

17

Americans tend to be smarter than the people from most other countries.

SA

A

N

D

SD

1

I develop a quality level of understanding most new people I meet.

SA

A

N

D

SD

2

Being around foreign people makes me nervous.

SA

A

N

D

SD

3

I normally develop relationships easily.

SA

A

N

D

SD

4

I would like to visit other countries.

SA

A

N

D

SD

5

I find it difficult to have meaningful conversations with others.

SA

A

N

D

SD

6

When conflict arises between myself and a friend, I try to avoid the conflict.

SA

A

N

D

SD

7

People tend to not trust me until they get to know me.

SA

A

N

D

SD

8

I am very patient with other people.

SA

A

N

D

SD

9

There's no real need to ever learn a foreign language.

SA

A

N

D

SD

10

I always initiate conversation first.

SA

A

N

D

SD

11

I normally empathize with other peoples' problems.

SA

A

N

D

SD

12

I usually resist change to my lifestyle.

SA

A

N

D

SD

13

When I meet someone for the first time, my interpersonal effectiveness is usually good.

SA

A

N

D

SD

14

I don't usually experience frustration around new people in large groups.

SA

A

N

D

SD

15

Friendships with people from countries other than mine are important to me.

SA

A

N

D

SD

16

I really like to know someone's train of thought.

SA

A

N

D

SD

17

It is usually unwise to trust a foreign person.

SA

A

N

D

SD

18

I usually handle transitions very well.

SA

A

N

D

SD

19

I don't feel comfortable around strangers.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*20

It disturbs me not to have things organized as well they could be when I'm in a new place.

SA

A

N

D

SD

21

I dislike it when someone doesn't provide straight answers or seems vague and unclear.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*22

I really don't care for all the stress and problems involved in traveling. I am often better off right where I'm at.

SA

A

N

D

SD

1

At social functions, I experience frustrations, thinking I am not very effective in my communication.

SA

A

N

D

SD

2

In my conversations with people, I feel many people judge my communication effectiveness to be less than adequate.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*3

My interpersonal communication abilities seem to be fairly effective in working with persons of the middle class.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*4

I am comfortable communicating at a social event, even though it is a type of event I have not previously attended.

SA

A

N

D

SD

5

I find myself unable to say what I really feel when talking with people and this leaves me with a feeling of being ineffective in my interpersonal skills.

SA

A

N

D

SD

6

My interpersonal communication skills seem to be fairly ineffective when talking with higher class people.

SA

A

N

D

SD

7

In my interpersonal communication with people, I often walk away with a feeling that I have really said the wrong thing, or done something the wrong way, and thus was ineffective in my interpersonal communication.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*8

I find myself being more effective than the average person in my interpersonal communication with people with whom I interact on a business basis (store owners, bankers, post office clerks, etc.).

SA

A

N

D

SD

9

When I am not the leader in a given situation, I feel ineffective in my interpersonal communication.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*10

My interpersonal communication abilities seem to be fairly effective in talking with people from lower classes.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*11

When I meet somebody for the first time, I would judge my interpersonal effectiveness to be pretty good.

SA

A

N

D

SD

12

My interpersonal communication is effective but only in a limited sense; there is a point beyond which I cease to be effective.

SA

A

N

D

SD

13

When I express my ideas with a group of people, I often have the feeling that my words are "falling on deaf ears."

SA

A

N

D

SD

14

At those times when I sit down to visit with a businessperson, I find we are speaking the same language, but I leave the conversation feeling that I have been virtually ineffective.

SA

A

N

D

SD

1

I feel that I'm a person of worth, at least on an equal basis with others.

SA

A

N

D

SD

2

I feel that I have a number of good qualities.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*3

All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure.

SA

A

N

D

SD

4

I am able to do things at least as well as most other people.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*5

I feel that I do not have much to be proud of.

SA

A

N

D

SD

6

I take a positive attitude toward myself.

SA

A

N

D

SD

7

On the whole, I am satisfied with myself.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*8

I wish I could have more respect for myself.

SA

A

N

D

SD

*9

I certainly feel useless at times.

SA

A

N

D

SD

10

At times I think I am no good at all.

SA

A

N

D

SD

1

In this complicated world of ours, the only way we can know what's going on is to rely on leaders and experts who can be trusted.

SA

A

N

D

SD

2

My blood boils whenever a person stubbornly refuses to admit he is wrong.

SA

A

N

D

SD

3

There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who are for the truth and those who are against the truth.

SA

A

N

D

SD

4

Most people just don't know what's good for them.

SA

A

N

D

SD

5

Of all the different philosophies which exist in this world, there is probably only one which is correct.

SA

A

N

D

SD

6

The main thing in life is for a person to want to do something important.

SA

A

N

D

SD

7

Most of the ideas which get printed nowadays aren't worth the paper they are printed on.

SA

A

N

D

SD

8

It is only when a person devotes himself to an idea or cause that life becomes meaningful.

SA

A

N

D

SD

9

It is often desirable to reserve judgment about what's going on until one has had a chance to hear the opinions of key leaders and those one respects.

SA

A

N

D

SD

10

Most people really don't care about others.

SA

A

N

D

SD