Interpersonal Check List (ICL)
LaForge‚ Suczek & Leary‚ 1955‚ 1957
1. Well thought of
2. Makes a good impression
3. Able to give orders
4. Self-respecting
5. Independent
6. Able to take care of self
7. Can be indifferent to others
8. Can be strict if necessary
9. Firm but just
10. Can be frank and honest
11. Critical of others
12. Can complain if necessary
13. Often gloomy
14. Able to doubt others
15. Frequently disappointed
16. Able to criticize self
17. Apologetic
18. Can be obedient
19. Grateful
20. Admires and imitates others
21. Appreciative
22. Very anxious to be approved of
23. Cooperative
24. Eager to get along with others
25. Friendly
26. Affectionate and understanding
27. Considerate
28. Encourages others
29. Helpful
30. Big-hearted and unselfish
31. Often admired
32. Respected by others
33. Good leader
34. Likes responsibility
35. Self -confident
36. Self-reliant and assertive
37. Businesslike
38. Likes to compete with others
39. Hard-boiled when necessary
40. Stern but fair
41. Irritable
42. Straightforward and direct
43. Resents being bossed
44. Skeptical
45. Hard to impress
46. Touchy and easily hurt
47. Easily embarrassed
48. Lacks self-confidence
49. Easily led
50. Modest
51. Often helped by others
52. Very respectful to authority
53. Accepts advice readily
54. Trusting and eager to please
55. Always pleasant and agreeable
56. Wants everyone to like him
57. Sociable and neighborly
58. Warm
59. Kind and reassuring
60. Tender and softhearted
61. Enjoys taking care of others
62. Gives freely of self
63. Always giving advice
64. Acts important
65. Bossy
66. Dominating
67. Boastful
68. Proud and self-satisfied
69. Thinks only of himself
70. Shrewd and calculating
71. Impatient with others’ mistakes
72. Self-seeking
73. Outspoken
74. Often unfriendly
75. Bitter
76. Complaining
77. Jealous
78. Slow to forgive a wrong
79. Self -punishing
80. Shy
81. Passive and unaggressive
82. Meek
83. Dependent
84. Wants to be led
85. Lets others make decisions
86. Easily fooled
87. Too easily influenced by friends
88. Will confide in anyone
89. Fond of everyone
90. Likes everybody
91. Forgives anything
92. Over sympathetic
93. Generous to a fault
94. Overprotective of others
95. Tries to be too successful
96. Expects everyone to admire him
97. Manages others
98. Dictatorial
99. Somewhat snobbish
100. Egotistical and conceited
101. Selfish
102. Cold and unfeeling
103. Sarcastic
104. Cruel and unkind
105. Frequently angry
106. Hardhearted
107. Resentful
108. Rebels against everything
109. Stubborn
110. Distrusts everybody
111. Timid
112. Always ashamed of self
113. Obeys too willingly
114. Spineless
115. Hardly ever talks back
116. Clinging vine
117. Likes to be taken care of
118. Will believe anyone
119. Wants everyone’s love
120. Agrees with everyone
121. Friendly all the time
122. Loves everyone
123. Too lenient with others
124. Tries to comfort everyone
125. Too willing to give to others
126. Spoils people with kindness
127. Forceful
128. Usually gives in
1. Docile-Dependent (JK)
2. Cooperative-Over conventional (LM)
3. Responsible-Overgenerous (NO)
4. Managerial-Autocratic (AP)
5. Competitive-Exploitive (BC)
6. Blunt-Aggressive (DE)
7. Skeptical-Distrustful (FG)
8. Modest-Self-effacing (HI)
Octant 1: AP
A:
1. Able to give orders
2. Forceful‚ Good leader‚ Likes responsibility
3. Bossy‚ Dominating‚ Manages others
4. Dictatorial
P:
1. Well thought of
2. Makes a good impression‚ Often admired‚ Respected by others
3. Always giving advice‚ Acts important‚ Tries to be too successful
4. Expects everyone to admire him
Octant 2: BC
B:
1. Self-respecting
2. Independent‚ Self-confident‚ Self-reliant and assertive
3. Boastful‚ Proud and Self-satisfied‚ Somewhat snobbish
4. Egotistical and conceited
C:
1. Able to take care of Self
2. Can be indifferent to others‚ Businesslike‚ Likes to compete with others
3. Thinks only of himself‚ Shrewd and calculating‚ Selfish
4. Cold and unfeeling
Octant 3: DE
D:
1. Can be strict if necessary
2. Firm but just‚ Hardboiled when necessary‚ Stern but fair
3. Impatient with others’ mistakes‚ Self-seeking‚ Sarcastic
4. Cruel and unkind
E:
1. Can be frank and honest
2. Critical of others‚ Irritable‚ Straightforward and direct
3. Outspoken‚ Often unfriendly‚ Frequently angry
4. Hard-hearted
Octant 4: FG
F:
1. Can complain if necessary
2. Often gloomy‚ Resents being bossed‚ Skeptical
3. Bitter‚ Complaining‚ Resentful
4. Rebels against everything
G:
1. Able to doubt others
2. Frequently disappointed‚ Hard to impress‚ Touchy and easily hurt
3. Jealous‚ Slow to forgive a wrong‚ Stubborn
4. Distrusts everybody
Octant 5: HI
H:
1. Able to criticize self
2. Apologetic‚ Easily embarrassed‚ Lacks self-confidence
3. Self-punishing‚ Shy‚ Timid
4. Always ashamed of Self
I:
1. Can be obedient
2. Usually gives in‚ Easily led‚ Modest
3. Passive and unaggressive‚ Meek‚ Obeys too willingly
4. Spineless
Octant 6: JK
J:
1. Grateful
2. Admires and imitates others‚ Often helped by others‚ Very respectful to authority
3. Dependent‚ Wants to be led‚ Hardly ever talks back
4. Clinging vine
K:
1. Appreciative
2. Very anxious to be approved of‚ Accepts advice readily‚ Trusting and eager to please
3. Lets others make decisions‚ Easily fooled‚ Likes to be taken care of
4. Will believe anyone
Octant 7: LM
L:
1. Cooperative
2. Eager to get along with others‚ Always pleasant and agreeable‚ Wants everyone to like him
3. Too easily influenced by friends‚ Will confide in anyone‚ Wants everyone’s love
4. Agrees with everyone
M:
1. Friendly
2. Affectionate and understanding‚ Sociable and neighborly‚ Warm
3. Fond of everyone‚ Likes everybody‚ Friendly all the time
4. Loves everyone
Octant 8: NO
N:
1. Considerate
2. Encouraging others‚ Kind and reassuring‚ Tender and soft-hearted
3. Forgives anything‚ Over sympathetic‚ Too lenient with others
4. Tries to comfort everyone
O:
1. Helpful
2. Big-hearted and unselfish‚ Enjoys taking care of others‚ Gives freely of self
3. Generous to a fault‚ Overprotective of others‚ Too Willing to give to others
4. Spoils people with kindness
This instrument can be found at: https://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/dis/infoserv/isrpub/pdf/Measuresofsocialpsychologicalattitudes_2928_.PDF & http://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/1537
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