Can I withdraw from the study if I decide to?
5: Very Accurate
1 ____Have difficulty imagining things. 2 ____Do not like art.
3 ____Experience my emotions intensely.
4 ____Waste my time. 5 ____Am easy to satisfy.
6 ____Am passionate about causes. 7 ____Enjoy examining myself and my life.
8 ____Obstruct others' plans.
9 ____Treat others differently if I don't like them.
10 ____Dislike new foods.
11 ____Like to solve complex problems. 12 ____Love flowers.
13 ____Do crazy things.
14 ____Suspect hidden motives in others.
15 ____Enjoy thinking about things. 16 ____Tend to vote for liberal political candidates.
17 ____Would never cheat on my taxes. 18 ____Excel in what I do.
19 ____Indulge in my fantasies. 20 ____Seldom get emotional. 21 ____Believe that everyone should have a say.
22 ____Believe in the importance of art. 23 ____Seldom get lost in thought.
24 ____Believe that too much tax money goes to support artists.
25 ____Can handle a lot of information. 26 ____Am not easily affected by my emotions.
27 ____Turn my back on others. 28 ____Believe laws should be strictly enforced.
29 ____Jump into things without thinking.
30 ____Often forget to put things back in their proper place.
31 ____Avoid difficult reading material. 32 ____Enjoy wild flights of fantasy. 33 ____Trust others.
34 ____Am not interested in abstract ideas.
35 ____Get to work at once. 36 ____Treat people as inferiors. 37 ____See beauty in things that others might not notice.
38 ____Think that all will be well. 39 ____Believe in one true religion. 40 ____Feel sympathy for those who are worse off than myself.
41 ____Am a creature of habit. 42 ____Do the opposite of what is asked.
43 ____Rarely notice my emotional reactions.
44 ____Postpone decisions. 45 ____Believe that people are essentially evil.
46 ____Like order.
47 ____Like to get lost in thought. 48 ____Can't stand confrontations. 49 ____Am a good listener.
50 ____Am not bothered by messy people.
51 ____Can accept a lot from others. 52 ____Have a vivid imagination. 53 ____Like to act on a whim. 54 ____Do not like concerts. 55 ____Act without thinking.
56 ____Avoid philosophical discussions. 57 ____Know the answers to many questions.
58 ____Believe there are many sides to most issues.
59 ____Dislike changes. 60 ____Contradict others. 61 ____Like to tidy up.
62 ____Give everyone a chance. 63 ____Trust what people say. 64 ____Keep my promises.
65 ____Know how to get around the rules.
66 ____Experience very few emotional highs and lows.
67 ____Go straight for the goal.
68 ____Believe that we should be tough on crime.
69 ____Need a push to get started. 70 ____Yell at people.
71 ____Have little to contribute. 72 ____Anticipate the needs of others. 73 ____Am attached to conventional ways.
74 ____Start tasks right away. 75 ____Like to begin new things. 76 ____Avoid mistakes.
77 ____Believe that criminals should receive help rather than punishment. 78 ____Do not have a good imagination.
79 ____Feel others' emotions. 80 ____Look down on others. 81 ____Try to understand myself. 82 ____Use flattery to get ahead. 83 ____Tell the truth.
84 ____Distrust people.
85 ____Have difficulty starting tasks. 86 ____Hold a grudge.
87 ____Have a good word for everyone. 88 ____Have a high opinion of myself. 89 ____Plunge into tasks with all my heart.
90 ____Have difficulty understanding abstract ideas.
91 ____Am annoyed by others' mistakes.
92 ____Take no time for others. 93 ____Don't like the idea of change. 94 ____Am not highly motivated to succeed.
95 ____Stick to my chosen path. 96 ____Like music.
97 ____Get others to do my duties. 98 ____Believe in human goodness. 99 ____Spend time reflecting on things. 100 ____Treat all people equally. 101 ____Do not enjoy going to art museums.
102 ____Find it difficult to get down to work.
103 ____Insult people.
104 ____Put people under pressure. 105 ____Am committed to principles of justice and equality.
106 ____Love to daydream.
107 ____Dislike talking about myself. 108 ____Prefer variety to routine. 109 ____Seldom toot my own horn. 110 ____Like to stand during the national anthem.
111 ____Am wary of others.
112 ____Make people feel welcome. 113 ____Put little time and effort into my work.
115 ____Don't understand people who get emotional.
116 ____Make people feel uncomfortable.
117 ____Carry out my plans.
118 ____Believe that others have good intentions.
119 ____Rush into things.
120 ____Tend to vote for conservative political candidates.
121 ____Take advantage of others. 122 ____Break my promises. 123 ____Do not like poetry. 124 ____Reassure others.
125 ____Believe that I am better than others.
126 ____Choose my words with care. 127 ____Have a sharp tongue.
128 ____Handle tasks smoothly. 129 ____Cheat to get ahead. 130 ____Admit when I am wrong. 131 ____Think highly of myself. 132 ____Have a good word for everyone.
133 ____Believe that people are basically moral.
134 ____Misjudge situations. 135 ____Enjoy the beauty of nature. 136 ____Believe that everyone's rights are equally important.
137 ____Suffer from others' sorrows. 138 ____Get back at others.
139 ____Have a rich vocabulary. 140 ____Misrepresent the facts. 141 ____Am indifferent to the feelings of others.
142 ____Do more than what's expected of me.
143 ____Anticipate the needs of others. 144 ____Love to read challenging material.
145 ____Am a bad loser.
146 ____Consider myself an average person.
147 ____Complete tasks successfully. 148 ____Seldom daydream.
149 ____Get irritated easily. 150 ____Feel others' emotions.
151 ____Know how to get things done. 152 ____Love a good fight.
153 ____Love order and regularity. 154 ____Am interested in many things. 155 ____Don't see the consequences of things.
156 ____Pretend to be concerned for others.
157 ____Am not bothered by disorder. 158 ____Want everything to be "just right."
159 ____Do not enjoy watching dance performances.
160 ____Try not to think about the needy.
161 ____Work hard.
162 ____Use others for my own ends. 163 ____Love to help others.
164 ____Tend to dislike soft-hearted people.
165 ____Am sure of my ground. 166 ____Do things according to a plan. 167 ____Hate to seem pushy.
168 ____Stick to the rules.
169 ____Believe that others have good intentions.
170 ____Dislike being the center of attention.
171 ____Demand quality. 172 ____Believe that there is no absolute right and wrong.
173 ____Leave a mess in my room. 174 ____Am concerned about others. 175 ____Make others feel good.
176 ____Am not interested in theoretical discussions.
177 ____Believe that we coddle criminals too much.
178 ____Do just enough work to get by. 179 ____Lay down the law to others. 180 ____Try to follow the rules.
Appendix B: Abortion Scale Distribution Graph 1.
Distribution of responses to the abortion scale measuring opinion on abortion. Scores closer to 1 represent more pro-life abortion opinions and scores closer to 100 represent more pro-choice abortion opinions.
Appendix B: SWA Total Distribution Graph 2.
Distribution of responses for SWA Total measuring opinion on social welfare policy. indicate agreement with each item using a 5-point Likert-type format. Higher scores on SWA Total represent more supportive opinion on social welfare policy and lower scores represent less supportive opinions on social welfare policy.