Pleace rate how empathic you see yourself
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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.
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I can easily tell if someone else wants to enter a conversation.
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I prefer animals to humans.
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I try to keep up with the current trends and fashions.
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I find it difficult to explain to others things that I understand easily, when they don’t understand it the first time.
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I dream most nights.
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I really enjoy caring for other people.
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I try to solve my own problems rather than discussing them with others.
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I find it hard to know what to do in a social situation.
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I am at my best first thing in the morning.
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People often tell me that I went too far in driving my point home in a discussion.
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It doesn’t bother me too much if I am late meeting a friend.
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Friendships and relationships are just too difficult, so I tend not to bother with them.
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I would never break a law, no matter how minor.
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I often find it difficult to judge if something is rude or polite.
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In a conversation, I tend to focus on my own thoughts rather than on what my listener might be thinking.
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I prefer practical jokes to verbal humor.
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I live life for today rather than the future.
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When I was a child, I enjoyed cutting up worms to see what would happen.
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I can pick up quickly if someone says one thing but means another.
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I tend to have very strong opinions about morality.
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It is hard for me to see why some things upset people so much.
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I find it easy to put myself in somebody else’s shoes.
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I think that good manners are the most important thing a parent can teach their child.
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I like to do things on the spur of the moment.
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Strongly Disagree
I am good at predicting how someone will feel.
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I am quick to spot when someone in a group is feeling awkward or uncomfortable.
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If I say something that someone else is offended by, I think that that’s their problem, not mine.
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If anyone asked me if I liked their haircut, I would reply truthfully, even if I didn’t like it.
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I can’t always see why someone should have felt offended by a remark.
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People often tell me that I am very unpredictable.
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I enjoy being the center of attention at any social gathering.
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I enjoy having discussions about politics.
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Strongly Disagree
I am very blunt, which some people take to be rudeness, even though this is unintentional.
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I don’t find social situations confusing.
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Strongly Disagree
Other people tell me I am good at understanding how they are feeling and what they are thinking.
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When I talk to people, I tend to talk about their experiences rather than my own.
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It upsets me to see an animal in pain.
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I am able to make decisions without being influenced by people’s feelings.
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I can’t relax until I have done everything I had planned to do that day.
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I can easily tell if someone else is interested or bored with what I am saying.
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I get upset if I see people suffering on news programs.
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Friends usually talk to me about their problems as they say that I am very understanding.
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I can sense if I am intruding, even if the other person doesn’t tell me.
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I often start new hobbies, but quickly become bored with them and move on to something else.
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People sometimes tell me that I have gone too far with teasing.
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I would be too nervous to go on a big rollercoaster.
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Other people often say that I am insensitive, though I don’t always see why.
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If I see a stranger in a group, I think that it is up to them to make an effort to join in.
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I usually stay emotionally detached when watching a film.
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I like to be very organized in day-to-day life and often makes lists of the chores I have to do.
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I can tune into how someone else feels rapidly and intuitively.
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I don’t like to take risks.
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I can easily work out what another person might want to talk about.
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I can tell if someone is masking their true emotion.
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Before making a decision, I always weigh up the pros and cons.
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I don’t consciously work out the rules of social situations.
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I am good at predicting what someone will do.
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I tend to get emotionally involved with a friend’s problems.
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I can usually appreciate the other person’s viewpoint, even if I don’t agree with it.
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Strongly Disagree
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