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Are you a blurter or a brooder?




Gender
Age
What is your primary cultural or racial identification?
Current relationship status
How many months has it been since your last change in relationship status? (If in years, count the total number of months - 2 years, 3 months is 2x12 + 3, which is 27.)
Gender of Partner
Where did you live currently? (please enter a zip code or postal code)
In what country did you live now?
Where did you spend most of your youth? (please enter a zip code or postal code)
In what country did you spend most of your youth?


The following questions refer to the reactions people have when interacting with others. Please indicate how YOU react to these events by choosing a number from the following scale. Please base your answers on how YOU react, not on how you think others react or how you think a person should react.

For the following questions, please select a number which most closely matches how you feel. Remember that there are no right or wrong answers!

  1. Strongly disagree
  2. Disagree
  3. Neither disagree nor agree
  4. Agree
  5. Strongly agree
If I have something to say, I don't hesitate to say it.
Disagree
Agree

It often takes me a while to figure out how to express myself.
Disagree
Agree

If I disagree with someone, I tend to wait until later to say something.
Disagree
Agree

I always say what's on my mind.
Disagree
Agree

Sometimes I just don't know what to say to people.
Disagree
Agree

I never have a problem saying what I think.
Disagree
Agree

When emotions are involved, it's difficult for me to argue my opinion.
Disagree
Agree

I speak my mind as soon as a thought enters my head.
Disagree
Agree



The following questions refer to how you feel about yourself. Please indicate how you feel about yourself by choosing a number from the following scale. Please base your answers on how you feel about yourself, and not on how you wish you felt about yourself or how you think a person should feel about himself or herself.
  1. Not at all characteristic
  2.  
  3. Somewhat characteristic
  4.  
  5. Moderately characteristic
  6.  
  7. Very characteristic
  8.  
  9. Completely characteristic

I am:

Kind and Affectionate
Disagree
Agree

Critical and Judgmental
Disagree
Agree

Controlling and Dominant
Disagree
Agree

Moody
Disagree
Agree

Tolerant and Accepting
Disagree
Agree

Patient
Disagree
Agree

Witty and Humorous
Disagree
Agree

Complaining
Disagree
Agree

Warm
Disagree
Agree



This part of the questionnaire has to do with your attitudes about some social groups. For the first 9 questions below, you should rate the specific group relative to people in general from all over the world.
A. Members of your group of friends.
Please rate how you see your group of friends relative to people in general. For example, if you think members of your group of friends are more intelligent than most people, you would select upper 50% or another number in the upper percentiles. However, if you think, that your group of friends is less intelligent than most people in general, you would select lower 50%, or another number in the lower percentiles. Please select only one.
On the characteristic of Intelligent, my friends are in the...
On the characteristic of Hardworking, my friends are in the...
On the characteristic of Submissive, my friends are in the...
On the characteristic of Creative, my friends are in the...
On the characteristic of Friendly, my friends are in the...
On the characteristic of Angry, my friends are in the...
On the characteristic of Humorous, my friends are in the...
On the characteristic of Emotional, my friends are in the...
On the characteristic of Intolerant, my friends are in the...
B. Americans
Please rate your perceptions of Americans, relative to people in general across the world. For example, if you think that Americans are more intelligent than most people, you would select upper 50% or number in the upper percentiles. However, if you think, that Americans are less intelligent than most people in general, you would select lower 50%, or another number in the lower percentiles. Please select only one.
On the characteristic of Intelligent, Americans are in the...
On the characteristic of Hardworking, Americans are in the...
On the characteristic of Submissive, Americans are in the...
On the characteristic of Creative, Americans are in the...
On the characteristic of Friendly, Americans are in the...
On the characteristic of Angry, Americans are in the...
On the characteristic of Humorous, Americans are in the...
On the characteristic of Emotional, Americans are in the...
On the characteristic of Intolerant, Americans are in the...
C. Yourself:
This time, you should rate yourself, relative to other people your own age.
For example, if you think that you are at least as intelligent other people your own age; you would select upper 50% or higher, indicating that you are more intelligent than about 50% of people your own age. However, if you think that other people your own age are more hardworking than you, you would circle lower 50% or lower, indicating that 50% or more of people your own age are more hardworking than you. Please select only one.
On the characteristic of Intelligent, You are in the...
On the characteristic of Hardworking, You are in the...
On the characteristic of Submissive, You are in the...
On the characteristic of Creative, You are in the...
On the characteristic of Friendly, You are in the...
On the characteristic of Angry, You are in the...
On the characteristic of Humorous, You are in the...
On the characteristic of Emotional, You are in the...
On the characteristic of Intolerant, You are in the...
Thinking about the last question (what do you think about yourself), please, rate how certain you are of the ratings you made about yourself. For example, if you are very certain of the rating you gave for a rating, you would answer 9 or 10. If you are completely uncertain about a rating, you would answer 1 or 2.
Intelligent
Hardworking
Creative
Sociable
Friendly
Intolerant
Submissive
Angry
Humorous
Emotional


Now, we are going to ask you to think about two groups: your friends and America. We will ask you to indicate your perception of the relationship between yourself and each of the two groups, using the following set of pictures:

For each question, select your answer by clicking on the button below the approriate image.

Your friends
Which picture best describes how you see yourself and your group of friends?

America
Which picture best describes how you see yourself and America?



For the next set of questions, we are going to focus on one of the groups that we have been asking about above.

The rest of the questions that we are going to ask from now on are referring to America. If you are not a citizen of America, please respond as you imagine you would if you were a citizen.

We are all members of different social groups. We would like you to consider your membership to a particular group: America. Please respond to the following statements on the basis on how you feel about this group and your membership in it.

  1. Never
  2. Seldom
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often
  5. Very Often
When someone criticizes America, it feels like a personal insult
Disagree
Agree

I am very interested in what citizens of others countries think about America
Disagree
Agree

When I talk about America, I usually say "we" rather than "They"
Disagree
Agree

America's successes are my successes
Disagree
Agree

When someone praises America, it feels like a personal compliment
Disagree
Agree

If a story in the media criticized America, I would feel feel embarrassed
Disagree
Agree



Now we would like to ask several questions about your feelings about America. We will be asking these questions in two ways.

First, we would like that you answer how much you personally agree with each statement.

Second, we would like that you answer how much you think that Americans would agree with each statement.

Please use the following scale to answer the following questions:

  1. Completely disagree
  2. Somewhat disagree
  3. Disagree a little
  4. Neither agree nor disagree
  5. Agree a little
  6. Somewhat agree
  7. Completely agree
I see America as I do because this group cares about its members
Disagree
Agree

Other Americans see America as they do because this group cares about its members
Disagree
Agree

I can't even imagine being a member of a different group
Disagree
Agree

Other Americans can't even imagine being a member of a different group
Disagree
Agree

Being a member of America makes me feel good about myself
Disagree
Agree

Being a member of America makes other Americans feel good about themselves
Disagree
Agree

What would you do for America?

Sacrifice your life if it saved another citizen's life?
Disagree
Agree

Sacrifice your life if it gave America status or monetary reward?
Disagree
Agree

Fight someone physically threatening another American?
Disagree
Agree

Fight someone insulting or making fun of America as a whole?
Disagree
Agree

Help others get revenge on someone who insulted America?
Disagree
Agree

What would most other Americans do for America?

Sacrifice their life if it saved another citizen's life?
Disagree
Agree

Sacrifice their life if it gave America status or monetary reward?
Disagree
Agree

Fight someone physically threatening another American?
Disagree
Agree

Fight someone insulting or making fun of America as a whole?
Disagree
Agree

Help others get revenge on someone who insulted America?
Disagree
Agree

Additional Questions

I feel obligated to do what the nation decides to do, even when I disagree
Disagree
Agree

I have a great deal of respect for people who devote their lives to helping other Americans who are less fortunate than they
Disagree
Agree

Hurting other people is acceptable if it means protecting America
Disagree
Agree

I would do anything to protect America
Disagree
Agree

I feel outraged when I see that America is not getting treated fairly
Disagree
Agree

America is always right
Disagree
Agree

Regardless of what America might do, if you have a problem with its actions, you have a problem with me
Disagree
Agree

I feel represented by America
Disagree
Agree

If America keeps united, it doesn't matter that something bad might happen to me personally.
Disagree
Agree