Circle either a or b to indicate the item you most agree with in each pair of the following statements.

1.

(a) Promotions are earned through hard work and persistence.

(b) Making a lot of money is largely a matter of breaks.

2.

(a) Many times the reactions of teachers seem haphazard to me.

(b) In my experience I have noticed that there is usually a direct connection between how hard I study and the grades I get.

3.

(a) Th e number of divorces indicates that more and more people are not trying to make their marriages work.

(b) Marriage is largely a gamble.

4.

(a) It is silly to think that one can really change another person’s basic attitudes.

(b) When I am right, I can convince others.

5.

(a) Getting promoted is really a matter of being a little luckier than the next guy.

(b) In our society, an individual’s future earning power is dependent on his or her ability.

6.

(a) If one knows how to deal with people, they are really quite easily led.

(b) I have little infl uence over the way other people behave.

7.

(a) In my case, the grades I make are the results of my own eff orts; luck has little or nothing to do with it.

(b) Sometimes I feel that I have little to do with the grades I get.

8.

(a) People such as I can change the course of world aff airs if we make ourselves heard.

(b) It is only wishful thinking to believe that one can really infl uence what happens in society at large.

9.

(a) Much of what happens to me is probably a matter of chance.

(b) I am the master of my fate.

10.

(a) Getting along with people is a skill that must be practiced.

(b) It is almost impossible to fi gure out how to please some people.