1. | I prefer complex to simple problems. |
2. | I like to have the responsibility of handling a situation that requires a lot of thinking. |
3. | Thinking is not my idea of fun. |
4. | I would rather do something that requires little thought than something that is sure to challenge my thinking abilities. |
5. | I try to anticipate and avoid situations where there is a likely chance I will have to think in depth about something. |
6. | I find satisfaction in deliberating hard and for long hours. |
7. | I only think as hard as I have to. |
8. | I prefer to think about small daily projects to long term ones. |
9. | I like tasks that require little thought once I’ve learned them. |
10. | The idea of relying on thought to make my way to the top appeals to me. |
11. | I really enjoy a task that involves coming up with new solutions to problems. |
12. | Learning new ways to think doesn’t excite me very much. |
13. | I prefer my life to be filled with puzzles I must solve. |
14. | The notion of thinking abstractly is appealing to me. |
15. | I would prefer a task that is intellectual, difficult, and important to one that is somewhat important but does not require much thought. |
16. | I feel relief rather than satisfaction after completing a task that requires a lot of mental effort. |
17. | It’s enough for me that something gets the job done; I don’t care how or why it works. |
18. | I usually end up deliberating about issues even when they do not affect me personally. |