Pensacola Z Scale – PZS

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are too friendly for your own good. or B) Your opinions are often incorrect.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) Taking advantage of a person sexually makes you feel bad. or B) You have no scruples in sex.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are anxious. or B) You are conceited.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) To you life is a jungle. or B) To you life is a bowl of cherries.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You day-dream politically. or B) You don't formulate opinions about issues over which you have no control.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) In political activities you confine your efforts to group action. or B) In political activities you frequently indulge in individual endeavor.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You like a tightly organized group. or B) You like a loosely organized group.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You haven't made any mistakes in your life. or B) You can't get the mistakes you have made out of your mind.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) There are some people you could never feel for. or B) Sometimes you feel a real compassion for everyone.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You like instructions to be specific. or B) You like instructions to be general.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are sexually appealing. or B) You are faithful.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are responsible for most of your troubles. or B) You sometimes get confused without any reason.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You frequently laugh at yourself. or B) You don't like your favorite habits ridiculed.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You frequently get away with murder. or B) People often blame you for things you didn't do.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are not attracted to prudish people. or B) You are not attracted to unkempt people.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You want badly to 'belong.' or B) You don't care whether you 'belong' or not.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You like a clean, neat house. or B) You like good food.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You can never forget that love is more than just sex. or B) You can take pleasure in sex as sex.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are always on the lookout for new ways of attacking a problem. or B) In general, you find the tried-and-true methods work best.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are rebellious. or B) You like discipline.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You don't like to gamble on getting a good break. or B) You usually figure on getting a good break.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You get more credit than you deserve. or B) You get less credit than you deserve.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You get into scrapes you didn't start. or B) When you get into trouble it is almost always your fault.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) Most everybody lets you know directly what they think of you. or B) Some people are secretly trying to get the better of you.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You positively like to be different from your immediate associates. or B) Being different from your immediate associates makes you uncomfortable.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) People are either your friends or your enemies. or B) People are rarely either real friends or real enemies.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) Your hardest battles are with other people rather than with yourself. or B) You are cocky.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You could like anyone if you tried. or B) There are some people you know you could never like.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are forgetful. or B) You have a meticulous memory.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) There are some people you would like to tell off. or B) You are occasionally taken in.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) People criticize you unjustly. or B) People give you more breaks than you deserve.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are charming. or B) You are firm and resolute.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) Disappointments affect you so little that you seldom think about them twice. or B) Your daydreams are often about things that can never come true.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You would like to counsel a friend on his personal problem. or B) You would like to give first aid to a friend.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You collect things. or B) You lose things.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You like haphazard living. or B) You like routine.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) Stuffed-shirts amuse you. or B) Stuffed-shirts get under your skin.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You keep calm in an emergency. or B) You can obey orders.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are difficult to please. or B) You like to do favors.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are aware of dripping water in the kitchen. or B) You are not observant.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You don't mind a coward. or B) You can't stand a coward.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You just can't stay mad even when you think you should. or B) There are some people you would like to take apart.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You admire spontaneity in people. or B) You admire efficiency in people.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You don't particularly like to march. or B) You like to march with a group you feel proud to belong to.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You need someone in whom you can confide completely. or B) You are selfish.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You play fair. or B) You are an individualist.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) There are some magazines to which you particularly turn for the substantiation of your political ideas. or B) Your political ideas tend to be peculiar to yourself.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You can't help feeling antagonistic to people who hold important opinions radically different from yours. or B) You like a lot of people who disagree with you violently on important issues.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) Your interest in general principles occasionally gets you up in the clouds. or B) You are a sticker for precision.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You have felt so sorry for someone you have cried. or B) You have gotten so mad you cried.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) Yours is a quick and ready sympathy. or B) You are stern.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are independent. or B) You are loyal.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are talkative. or B) Often you're sure you've forgotten something important.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You would be happier if you felt more secure. or B) You would be happier if you were less gullible.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You never change your basic beliefs. or B) All your beliefs are open to debate.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You follow your conscience. or B) You have ethical standards which you follow.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are very proud of your membership in some groups. or B) You don't go for groups.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are indifferent to most people. or B) You like or you dislike people.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You don't worry about physical disorders. or B) Sometimes you figure you're a sure thing for ulcers.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are dogmatic. or B) You are sloppy.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) There are some people you admire so much you would not question their opinion. or B) You don't admire anybody very much.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) Concerning your past actions you figure, 'If I did it, it can't be too bad.' or B) If you had your life to live over, there would be a lot of things you'd do differently.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You admire careful, rigorous thinking. or B) You admire brilliant, penetrating thinking.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) The details of life are important to you. or B) You are often thoughtless.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are well coordinated. or B) You seek new opinions.

Choose the statement that best describes you: A) You are self-confident. or B) You are a good Joe.