Form: SAPA Personality Inventory, SPI-81

1 – Very Inaccurate
2 – Moderately Inaccurate
3 – Slightly Inaccurate
4 – Slightly Accurate
5 – Moderately Accurate
6 – Very Accurate
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1
2
3
4
5
6
1
Am sensitive to the needs of others.
2
Get angry easily.
3
Usually like to spend my free time with people.
4
Dislike myself.
5
Love dangerous situations.
6
Am a worrier.
7
Tell a lot of lies.
8
Find it difficult to get down to work.
9
Am quick to understand things.
10
Am able to come up with new and different ideas.
11
Act without thinking.
12
Dislike being the center of attention.
13
Keep things tidy.
14
Respect authority.
15
Have a natural talent for influencing people.
16
Trust what people say.
17
Laugh a lot.
18
Am open about my feelings.
19
Do not like art.
20
Love to reflect on things.
21
Continue until everything is perfect.
22
Am able to control my cravings.
23
Am just an ordinary person.
24
Dislike changes.
25
Like to take it easy.
26
Get overwhelmed by emotions.
27
Believe in one true religion.
28
Am concerned about others.
29
Lose my temper.
30
Avoid company.
31
Feel a sense of worthlessness or hopelessness.
32
Seek danger.
33
Worry about things.
34
Tell the truth.
35
Start tasks right away.
36
Learn things slowly.
37
Am full of ideas.
38
Jump into things without thinking.
39
Hate being the center of attention.
40
Leave a mess in my room.
41
Try to follow the rules.
42
Am skilled in handling social situations.
43
Trust people to mainly tell the truth.
44
Laugh aloud.
45
Have difficulty expressing my feelings.
46
Believe in the importance of art.
47
Spend time reflecting on things.
48
Want every detail taken care of.
49
Easily resist temptations.
50
Like to be thought of as a normal kind of person.
51
Don't like the idea of change.
52
Like a leisurely lifestyle.
53
Am not easily affected by my emotions.
54
Don't consider myself religious.
55
Sympathize with others' feelings.
56
Seldom get mad.
57
Want to be left alone.
58
Am happy with my life.
59
Take risks.
60
Would call myself a nervous person.
61
Cheat to get ahead.
62
Need a push to get started.
63
Catch on to things quickly.
64
Am an original thinker.
65
Make rash decisions.
66
Make myself the center of attention.
67
Often forget to put things back in their proper place.
68
Rebel against authority.
69
Lack the talent for influencing people.
70
Believe that others have good intentions.
71
Laugh my way through life.
72
Express myself easily.
73
Do not enjoy going to art museums.
74
Enjoy examining myself and my life.
75
Dislike imperfect work.
76
Rarely overindulge.
77
See myself as an average person.
78
Adjust easily.
79
Have a slow pace to my life.
80
Experience my emotions intensely.
81
Tend to vote for conservative political candidates.

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