Prosocial Personality Battery – PSB

When people are nasty to me, I feel very little responsibility to treat them well.

I would feel less bothered about leaving litter in a dirty park than in a clean one.

No matter what a person has done to us, there is no excuse for taking advantage of them.

With the pressure for grades and the widespread cheating in school nowadays, the individual who cheats occasionally is not really as much at fault.

It doesn't make much sense to be very concerned about how we act when we are sick and feeling miserable.

If I broke a machine through mishandling, I would feel less guilty if it was already damaged before I used it.

When you have a job to do, it is impossible to look out for everybody's best interest.

I sometimes find it difficult to see things from the "other person's" point of view.

When I see someone being taken advantage of, I feel kind of protective towards them.

I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective.

Other people's misfortunes do not usually disturb me a great deal.

If I'm sure I'm right about something, I don't waste much time listening to other people's arguments.

When I see someone being treated unfairly, I sometimes don't feel very much pity for them.

I am usually pretty effective in dealing with emergencies.

I am often quite touched by things that I see happen.

I believe that there are two sides to every question and try to look at them both.

I tend to lose control during emergencies.

When I'm upset at someone, I usually try to "put myself in their shoes" for a while.

When I see someone who badly needs help in an emergency, I go to pieces.

My decisions are usually based on my concern for other people.

My decisions are usually based on what is the most fair and just way to act.

I choose alternatives that are intended to meet everybody's needs.

I choose a course of action that maximizes the help other people receive.

I choose a course of action that considers the rights of all people involved.

My decisions are usually based on concern for the welfare of others.

I have helped carry a stranger's belongings (e.g., books, parcels, etc.).

I have allowed someone to go ahead of me in a line (e.g., supermarket, copying machine, etc.).

I have let a neighbor whom I didn't know too well borrow an item of some value (e.g., tools, a dish, etc.).

I have, before being asked, voluntarily looked after a neighbor's pets or children without being paid for it.

I have offered to help a handicapped or elderly stranger across a street.