Form: Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding, BIDR-60

My first impressions of people usually turn out to be right.

It would be hard for me to break any of my bad habits.

I don't care to know what other people really think of me.

I have not always been honest with myself.

I always know why I like things.

When my emotions are aroused, it biases my thinking.

Once I've made up my mind, other people can seldom change my opinion.

I am not a safe driver when I exceed the speed limit.

I am fully in control of my own fate.

It's hard for me to shut off a disturbing thought.

I never regret my decisions.

I sometimes lose out on things because I can't make up my mind soon enough.

The reason I vote is because my vote can make a difference.

My parents were not always fair when they punished me.

I am a completely rational person.

I rarely appreciate criticism.

I am very confident of my judgments

I have sometimes doubted my ability as a lover.

It's all right with me if some people happen to dislike me.

I don't always know the reasons why I do the things I do.

I sometimes tell lies if I have to.

I never cover up my mistakes.

There have been occasions when I have taken advantage of someone.

I never swear.

I sometimes try to get even rather than forgive and forget.

I always obey laws, even if I'm unlikely to get caught.

I have said something bad about a friend behind his/her back.

When I hear people talking privately, I avoid listening.

I have received too much change from a salesperson without telling him or her.

I always declare everything at customs.

When I was young I sometimes stole things.

I have never dropped litter on the street.

I sometimes drive faster than the speed limit.

I never read sexy books or magazines.

I have done things that I don't tell other people about.

I never take things that don't belong to me.

I have taken sick-leave from work or school even though I wasn't really sick.

I have never damaged a library book or store merchandise without reporting it.

I have some pretty awful habits.

I don't gossip about other people's business.

I sometimes feel irritated when I don't get my own way.

I could never enjoy being cruel.

Seeing any attractive person of the opposite sex makes me think about sex.

I have never felt joy over someone else's failure.

I have gotten so angry at a friend that I felt like hitting him(her).

I have never felt like I wanted to kill someone.

There have been occasions when I was mean to someone unimportant.

I never enjoy watching sexy scenes in movies.

I enjoy it when obnoxious people get put down.

I rarely have sexual fantasies.

Once in a while I think of things too bad to talk about.

I have never wanted to rape or be raped by someone.

More than once it felt good when I heard on the news that someone had been killed.

I can't think of anyone I hate deeply.

There have been occasions when I felt like smashing things.

Few of the things I do are simply for my own gain.

I must admit that revenge can be sweet.

I never get jealous over the good fortune of others.

There have been times when I felt like rebelling against authorities, even though I knew they were right.

I have never done anything that I'm ashamed of.