How High Is Your Power Motive?
 
 

Take this quiz to find out.

1. I strive to show competence in any group I join.
False
Somewhat True
Very True


2. I enjoy a job in which I can do things my way.
False
Somewhat True
Very True


3. I like to be the center of attention with others.
False
Somewhat True
Very True


4. It irritates me when people try to dominate me.
False
Somewhat True
Very True


5. I don’t take embarrassments easily.
False
Somewhat True
Very True


6. I dislike taking advice from others.
False
Somewhat True
Very True


7. It’s important for me to do things better than others.
False
Somewhat True
Very True


8. I’ve always been good at selling others on ideas or a point of view.
False
Somewhat True
Very True


9. I like to ask tough questions that are hard to answer.
False
Somewhat True
Very True


10. At work, it would be hard for me to do a task that was meant for a subordinate.
False
Somewhat True
Very True


This material reprinted by permission of the publisher from The Big Book of Personality Tests, copyright © by Salvatore V. Didato, Ph.D. All rights reserved.


 

 

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