| Strongly agree | Slightly agree | Slightly disagree | Strongly disagree | |
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| 1) I can easily tell if someone else wants to enter a conversation. | ||||
| 2) I prefer animals to humans. | ||||
| 3) I try to keep up with the current trends and fashions. | ||||
| 4) I find it difficult to explain to others things that I understand easily, when they don't understand it first time. | ||||
| 5) I dream most nights. | ||||
| 6) I really enjoy caring for other people. | ||||
| 7) I try to solve my own problems rather than discussing them with others. | ||||
| 8) I find it hard to know what to do in a social situation. | ||||
| 9) I am at my best first thing in the morning. | ||||
| 10) People often tell me that I went too far in driving my point home in a discussion. | ||||
| 11) It doesn't bother me too much if I am late meeting a friend. | ||||
| 12) Friendships and relationships are just too difficult, so I tend not to bother with them. | ||||
| 13) I would never break a law, no matter how minor. | ||||
| 14) I often find it difficult to judge if something is rude or polite. | ||||
| 15) In a conversation, I tend to focus on my own thoughts rather than on what my listener might be thinking. | ||||
| 16) I prefer practical jokes to verbal humour. | ||||
| 17) I live life for today rather than the future. | ||||
| 18) When I was a child, I enjoyed cutting up worms to see what would happen. | ||||
| 19) I can pick up quickly if someone says one thing but means another. | ||||
| 20) I tend to have very strong opinions about morality | ||||
| 21) It is hard for me to see why some things upset people so much. | ||||
| 22) I find it easy to put myself in somebody else's shoes. | ||||
| 23) I think that good manners are the most important thing a parent can teach their child. | ||||
| 24) I like to do things on the spur of the moment. | ||||
| 25) I am good at predicting how someone will feel. | ||||
| 26) I am quick to spot when someone in a group is feeling awkward or uncomfortable. | ||||
| 27) If I say something that someone else is offended by, I think that that's their problem, not mine. | ||||
| 28) If anyone asked me if I like their haircut, I would reply truthfully, even if I didn't like it. | ||||
| 29) I can't always see why someone should have felt offended by a remark. | ||||
| 30) People often tell me that I am very unpredictable. | ||||
| 31) I enjoy being the centre of attention at any social gathering. | ||||
| 32) Seeing people cry doesn't really upset me. | ||||
| 33) I enjoy having discussions about politics. | ||||
| 34) I am very blunt, which some people take to be rudeness, even though this is unintentional. | ||||
| 35) I don't tend to find social situations confusing | ||||
| 36) Other people tell me I am good at understanding how they are feeling and what they are thinking. | ||||
| 37) When I talk to people, I tend to talk about their experiences rather than my own. | ||||
| 38) It upsets me to see animals in pain. | ||||
| 39) I am able to make decisions without being influenced by people's feelings. | ||||
| 40) I can't relax until I have done everything I had planned to do that day. | ||||
| 41) I can easily tell if someone else is interested or bored with what I am saying. | ||||
| 42) I get upset if I see people suffering on news programmes. | ||||
| 43) Friends usually talk to me about their problems as they say I am very understanding. | ||||
| 44) I can sense if I am intruding, even if the other person doesn't tell me. | ||||
| 45) I often start new hobbies but quickly become bored with them and move on to something else. | ||||
| 46) People sometimes tell me that I have gone too far with teasing. | ||||
| 47) I would be too nervous to go on a big rollercoaster. | ||||
| 48) Other people often say that I am insensitive, though I don't always see why. | ||||
| 49) If I see a stranger in a group, I think that it is up to them to make an effort to join in. | ||||
| 50) I usually stay emotionally detached when watching a film. | ||||
| 51) I like to be very organised in day to day life and often make lists of the chores I have to do. | ||||
| 52) I can tune into how someone else feels rapidly and intuitively. | ||||
| 53) I don't like to take risks. | ||||
| 54) I can easily work out what another person might want to talk about. | ||||
| 55) I can tell if someone is masking their true emotion. | ||||
| 56) Before making a decisions I always weigh up the pros and cons. | ||||
| 57) I don't consciously work out the rules of social situations. | ||||
| 58) I am good at predicting what someone will do. | ||||
| 59) I tend to get emotionally involved with a friend's problems. | ||||
| 60) I can usually appreciate the other person's viewpoint, even if I don't agree with it. |
The questions in this test are copyright S. Baron-Cohen and S. Wheelwright, (2004)