Structure of Temperament Questionnaire (STQ-77E)

Final(21)Name _________________________________ Gender: M/F, Age ___, Dominant hand: L/R, Place of birth _____________
Date of birth ____________/testing ___________ Profession(s) ______________________ Education _________________Your parents’ age at your birth: father ___ mother ___ Age differ. with your: sister(s):_____________ brother(s):__________The main profession(s) of your father__________________ mother______________ siblings_________________________
You are offered 77 statements. Try to imagine the most typical situations and rate each statement using thefollowing 1 to 4 scale. Remember: there are no "wrong" or "right" answers.

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To what extent do you agree with the following statements:
I get pleasure from doing physical work in my free time.
It takes me just a few minutes to shake off my plans without regrets if they don't workout even if I invested a lot of time and energy to them.
I like to participate in games requiring quick physical moves.
In large social gatherings, it is easy for me to talk to many people and not get tired.
I am bored when people around talk about politics or science.
I can easily handle rapid conversations.
When I am waiting for someone who is slow, I will give them a push, at least verbally
I am calm, secure and optimistic even in challenging situations.
I don't like risky activities.
When my supervisors/teachers suddenly change their plans or tasks, I never argue
with them.
I am often preoccupied with regrets and dissatisfaction by the outcomes of myactions.
Learning from books and experts takes time, but it gives me pleasure.
I am never late for an appointment or work.
I enjoy strenuous physical activities.
There's no point overthinking why things happen or how something works.
I do my physical work quite quickly.
Talking to my friends takes time, but normally, I can handle it without getting tired.
I am almost never angry even when things don't work out.
I like to speak quickly.
I devote my life to the interests, problems and wishes of other people.
I like to use services from places that I know rather than ones that I have never used
before, even if the other places might be better.
Even as an adult, I've done several rather risky things just for the thrill of it.
Since childhood, I often initiate many projects simultaneously, and this makes my life
rather hectic.
It's easy for me to talk about myself with strangers.
When I have to do mental work (reading, planning, calculations), I get tired ratherquickly.
I sometimes talk about things I do not understand.
I can finish a prolonged manual job without taking a break.
I am often criticized for being "too relaxed" about life stresses.
My hand movements are quick and agile.
In my spare time, I like talking to people rather than doing something on my own.
I quickly move into high gear in doing physical work.
I speak fluently without hesitation.
I often react too fast by doing or saying something that I might regret later.

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It is always wise just to expect the worst rather than be unprepared when it comes.
I often find it annoying when people hold my attention by talking about their failures.
I like intellectual games, requiring concentration and thinking.
I often hesitate to act when a sudden change is required, or at least I was told so.
For prolonged work, I rather prefer intellectual than physical activities.
I sometimes gossip.
In doing physical work, it takes a while before I get tired.
A long preparation or planning of important events and exams tires me.
I prefer to do my physical work at a fast pace.
My conversations with staff at work or with neighbours are usually very brief, sopeople don't see me as a "social" person.
Call me a wet blanket, but I usually look for scientific rather than mysticalexplanations of anything unusual.
It's hard for me to talk fast.
When things take too long, I always either try to speed them up or drop them.
Places that I didn't plan to be in or unexpected turns of events make me more tensethan curious.
Taking a risk is the main way for me to control boredom.
When the job or games require frequent changes in plans, unexpected stops and"fixes", I don`t stress out as much as other people.
I am always curious about the thoughts and motivations of even the worst people.
It is easy for me to do work requiring prolonged thinking and attention.
I don't have time for other people's problems.
Manual labour tires me very quickly.
I love experimenting with things, and even substances, that make me feel something
new or unusual.
I can do housework at a fast pace and still do a decent job.
I'm silent even among my friends.
When I make mistakes, I take it much easier than people around me.
I don't like other people borrowing my things.
My impulses or emotional reactions often cause me problems.
In uncertain situations, I often need people who encourage and re-assure me.
I enjoy very fast rides in a car or in amusement parks.
I like philosophy and science.
Many of my activities relate to help to other people more than to my own interests.
Given a choice on TV between a romantic show, sports, and an investigative
documentary, I would prefer the documentary.
I can do physical work for a long time without tiring.
I am not a fast talker but I surely have something to share, like everybody else.
When I start solving even a simple problem, I feel insecure.
At receptions and parties, I don't chat much.
I don't see a big deal if people ask me to redo something differently, and more thanonce.
When I read aloud, it is hard for me to do it fast.
I don't have the patience for activities that involve a lot of waiting.
If I travel, I like to know in advance where I will be staying, and that this place is safe.
When something excites me, it is difficult for me to stop, even if it becomes very risky
When I feel like saying something, I often do it right away even if it is not appropriate.
In my free time, I study science, economics or politics as it helps me even ineveryday's life.
I am so easily swayed by other people's problems that I often forget my own.
Among my acquaintances, there are people whom I certainly dislike.

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