PRINT OUT THIS ONE WEB PAGE, which has instructions for the rating task.
When you have done so you can go on to Step 8
How Accurately Can You Describe Someone You Know (how s/he is when things aren't going well)?
You are asked to rate how accurate each of the following descriptors is for describing a certain person, the way this person usually is when things in his/her life are not going well, when s/he is experiencing difficulty or stress, is frustrated, or is not getting what s/he wants.
Use the following rating scale:
Enter a...
1 if the descriptor is Very Inaccurate for describing this person when things aren't going well
2 if the descriptor is Somewhat Inaccurate for describing this person when things aren't going well
3 if the descriptor is Neither Accurate nor Inaccurate for describing this person when things aren't going well
4 if the descriptor is Somewhat Accurate for describing this person when things aren't going well
5 if the descriptor is Very Accurate for describing this person when things aren't going well
Note: If you have trouble remembering what the person was like when things weren't going well, or you have no experience of the person in such circumstances, just make your best guess about what the person would be like in such circumstances, based on what you do know about the person.
Here are the descriptors you will be using to describe this person:
Aggressive
Quiet
Impulsive
Timid
Argumentative
Cautious
Daring
Modest