Form: Comprehensive Inventory of Desirable Responding, CIDR

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.

My persuasive powers are impossible to resist.

My personality is not ideal.

Everyday I come up with creative, ingenious ideas.

Some problems just don't have a solution.

I can usually get things done better on my own.

I sometimes back down when my view is challenged.

Some people call me a genius.

Some powerful people cannot be overcome.

My leadership of a group guarantees the group's success.

I have met people smarter than myself.

I plan to work hard till I reach the top of my field.

I sometimes need other people's help to get things done.

I can dominate situations whenever I want.

My work ambitions will sometimes have to be sacrificed for my personal life.

I'm usually the one to come up with the big ideas.

My decisions are sometimes unwise.

I have mastered every challenge put before me in life.

Giving into others is sometimes necessary.

I am always brave in threatening situations.

You can't win at everything.

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 of 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 or her.

I have never felt like I wanted to kill someone.

There have been occasions when I took advantage of someone.

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 authority, even though I knew they were right.

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

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.