Social Preferences: Altruism vs. Egoism & Myers-Briggs Personality


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. This survey is anonymous. You will not be required to submit your name, age, or gender. You can close out of this survey at any time.

    Do you give your consent to participate in this survey?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are you a member of the RMSST class of 2016?*
    Yes
    No


  1. As you take this survey, keep the people you hang out with in mind. Use the questions to form a general answer that fits your friends’ personalities as a whole.

    Are they seen as “outgoing” or as “people persons?”*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are they comfortable in groups and like working in them?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they have a wide range of friends and know lots of people?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they sometimes jump too quickly into an activity and don’t allow enough time to think it over?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Before they start a project, do they sometimes forget to stop and get clear on what they want to do and why?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are they seen as “reflective” or “reserved?”*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are they comfortable being alone and like things they can do on their own?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they prefer to know just a few people well?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they sometimes spend too much time reflecting and don’t move into action quickly enough?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they sometimes forget to check with the outside world to see if their ideas really fit the experience? Do they remember events as snapshots of what actually happened?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they solve problems by working through facts until they understand the problem?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are they logical and look to the “bottom line?”*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they start with facts and then form a big picture?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they trust experience first and trust words and symbols less?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they sometimes pay so much attention to facts, either present or past, that they miss new possibilities?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they remember events by what they read “between the lines” about their meaning?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they solve problems by leaping between different ideas and possibilities?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are they interested in doing things that are new and different?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they like to see the big picture, then to find out the facts?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they trust impressions, symbols, and metaphors more than what they actually experienced?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they sometimes think so much about new possibilities that they never look at how to make them a reality?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they enjoy technical and scientific fields where logic is important?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they notice inconsistencies?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they look for logical explanations or solutions to most everything?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they make decisions with their heads and want to be fair?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they believe telling the truth is more important than being tactful?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they sometimes miss or don’t value the “people” part of a situation?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Can they be seen as too task-oriented, uncaring, or indifferent?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they have a people or communications orientation?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are they concerned with harmony and nervous when it is missing?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they look for what is important to others and express concern for them?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they make decisions with their hearts and want to be compassionate?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they believe being tactful is more important than telling the “cold” truth?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they sometimes miss seeing or communicating the “hard truth” of situations?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are they sometimes perceived by others as too idealistic, mushy, or indirect?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they like to have things decided?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they appear to be task oriented?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they like to make lists of things to do?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they like to get their work done before playing?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they plan work to avoid rushing just before a deadline?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they sometimes focus so much on the goal that they miss new information?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they like to stay open to respond to whatever happens?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they appear to be free flowing and casual? Do they like to keep plans to a minimum?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they like to approach work as play or a mix of work and play?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they work in bursts of energy?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are they stimulated by an approaching deadline?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they sometimes stay open to new information so long they miss making decisions when they are needed?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they put the needs of others above their own?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are they constantly working for the benefit of others?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do they focus on their needs of the moment and focus on others only after those needs are fulfilled?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are they working for their own benefit?*
    Yes
    No





Amanda Baskett