An honesty test reveals a person’s tendency to lie.
The name of the test. "Honesty"
Destination The purpose of this questionnaire is to identify the level of honesty, openness of the subject. Designed for professional psychological diagnosis. The Honesty questionnaire is well combined with those questionnaires that do not contain a lie scale: for low indicators on the honesty scale, the results of diagnostics by other methods included in the battery of methods can be considered unreliable.
The “Honesty” questionnaire can also be used as an independent technique designed to identify the level of honesty and openness of the subject. For example, for professional selection.
Assessed qualities. Honesty
Age category. 16+
Instruction manual
Read the following statements carefully. Depending on whether or not you agree with the statement, write “yes” or “no” in the answer form. If it is difficult for you to choose an option, then try to imagine the last month of your life. Rate what was more in the past month. Don’t think too long about the answer. As a rule, the first answer that comes to mind is true.
Tasks
1. It happens that I laugh at an indecent joke.
2. If they speak to me politely, then I also always respond politely.
3. I have financial difficulties.
4. I am always pleased when a person who I do not like, achieves well-deserved success.
5. Sometimes, put off what was required to be done immediately.
6. In the company I behave differently from home.
7. I am completely free from all prejudices.
8. I do not always tell the truth.
9. When I play with someone, I always want to win.
10. Sometimes I get angry.
11. In my defense, I sometimes invented something.
12. It happens that I lose my temper.
13. As a child, I immediately and without disagreement did everything that was required of me.
14. Sometimes I'm annoyed by something.
15. It happens that I react with a laugh to an indecent joke.
16. Sometimes, I was late by the appointed time.
17. I like to gossip sometimes.
18. Among those I know, there are people who I really dislike.
19. I do not remember that I was particularly saddened by the failures of a man whom I cannot tolerate.
20. I happened to be late.
21. I tend to boast sometimes.
22. Sometimes there is no desire to do anything.
23. I sometimes have thoughts that I’m ashamed to tell others about.
24. Sometimes I was the cause of the bad mood of someone around me.
25. It happened that I told a lie.
26. All my habits are positive.
27. If I promised something, I always keep my word no matter what.
28. Sometimes I can brag.
29. As a teenager, I showed interest in forbidden topics.
30. I sometimes put off until tomorrow what needs to be done today.
31. I have thoughts that should be ashamed.
32. I sometimes argue about things that I know too little about.
33. I do not love all my friends.
34. I can say bad things about someone.
Results Processing
It is necessary to calculate the number of answers "yes" to the questions:
1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
and the number of answers “no” to the questions:
2, 4, 7, 13, 26, 27.
0 - 5 points. Very low score on the Honesty scale. Indicates a pronounced tendency to lie, embellishment of yourself. It may also indicate low rates of social intelligence. If this questionnaire was used as part of a battery of techniques, then the results of personality questionnaires should be considered unreliable.
6 - 13 points. Low score on the Honesty scale. Indicates a significant tendency to lie. He likes to embellish himself, his behavior. If the questionnaire was used as part of a battery of techniques, then the results of personality questionnaires should not necessarily be considered unreliable. However, it should be attributed to their results quite critically.
14 - 29 points. Normal result. No tendency to lie. Maybe occasionally inclined to embellish himself, his behavior, but within normal limits.
30 - 34 points. High score on the Honesty scale. Such a high result can be associated not only with high personal honesty, but also due to other reasons: deliberate distortion of answers, very incorrect self-esteem. Care should be taken with this result.
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