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Below is a list of statements. Please read each statement carefully and rate how strongly you agree or disagree with it. There are no right or wrong answers, or trick questions.

  • I can easily tell if someone else wants to enter a conversation.

  • I prefer animals to humans.

  • I try to keep up with the current trends and fashions.

  • I find it difficult to explain to others things that I understand easily, when they don’t understand it the first time.

  • I dream most nights.

  • I really enjoy caring for other people.

  • I try to solve my own problems rather than discussing them with others.

  • I find it hard to know what to do in a social situation.

  • I am at my best first thing in the morning.

  • People often tell me that I went too far in driving my point home in a discussion.

  • It doesn’t bother me too much if I am late meeting a friend.

  • Friendships and relationships are just too difficult, so I tend not to bother with them.

  • I would never break a law, no matter how minor.

  • I often find it difficult to judge if something is rude or polite.

  • In a conversation, I tend to focus on my own thoughts rather than on what my listener might be thinking.

  • I prefer practical jokes to verbal humor.

  • I live life for today rather than the future.

  • When I was a child, I enjoyed cutting up worms to see what would happen.

  • I can pick up quickly if someone says one thing but means another.

  • I tend to have very strong opinions about morality.

  • It is hard for me to see why some things upset people so much.

  • I find it easy to put myself in somebody else’s shoes.

  • I think that good manners are the most important thing a parent can teach their child.

  • I like to do things on the spur of the moment.

  • I am good at predicting how someone will feel.

  • I am quick to spot when someone in a group is feeling awkward or uncomfortable.

  • If I say something that someone else is offended by, I think that that’s their problem, not mine.

  • If anyone asked me if I liked their haircut, I would reply truthfully, even if I didn’t like it.

  • I can’t always see why someone should have felt offended by a remark.

  • People often tell me that I am very unpredictable.

  • I enjoy being the center of attention at any social gathering.

  • I enjoy having discussions about politics.

  • I am very blunt, which some people take to be rudeness, even though this is unintentional.

  • I don’t find social situations confusing.

  • Other people tell me I am good at understanding how they are feeling and what they are thinking.

  • When I talk to people, I tend to talk about their experiences rather than my own.

  • It upsets me to see an animal in pain.

  • I am able to make decisions without being influenced by people’s feelings.

  • I can’t relax until I have done everything I had planned to do that day.

  • I can easily tell if someone else is interested or bored with what I am saying.

  • I get upset if I see people suffering on news programs.

  • Friends usually talk to me about their problems as they say that I am very understanding.

  • I can sense if I am intruding, even if the other person doesn’t tell me.

  • I often start new hobbies, but quickly become bored with them and move on to something else.

  • People sometimes tell me that I have gone too far with teasing.

  • I would be too nervous to go on a big rollercoaster.

  • Other people often say that I am insensitive, though I don’t always see why.

  • If I see a stranger in a group, I think that it is up to them to make an effort to join in.

  • I usually stay emotionally detached when watching a film.

  • I like to be very organized in day-to-day life and often makes lists of the chores I have to do.

  • I can tune into how someone else feels rapidly and intuitively.

  • I don’t like to take risks.

  • I can easily work out what another person might want to talk about.

  • I can tell if someone is masking their true emotion.

  • Before making a decision, I always weigh up the pros and cons.

  • I don’t consciously work out the rules of social situations.

  • I am good at predicting what someone will do.

  • I tend to get emotionally involved with a friend’s problems.

  • I can usually appreciate the other person’s viewpoint, even if I don’t agree with it.