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MIND DESIGN - A LOOK AT HOW YOU
THINK! LEARN! SOLVE PROBLEMS! COMMUNICATE!
Please choose only one answer for each of the following nine questions. If two of the answers fit and you can not make up your mind easily, just flipa coin.

1. Would you describe yourself best as...
    A) a very organized person.
    B) an investigator: you ask a lot of questions ot be sure what you think is right and you can prove it.
    C) a people person: you are friendly and have many friends at work.
    D) an innovator: you like to try new things or like to do old things in a new way.
2. When you are working on something...
    A) you work at it thinking about all the facts and keep moving ahead after you know you are right for sure.
    B) you prefer to be a team member, sharing , supporting, doing your part of the job.
    C) you play with ideas and often rely on your hunches.
    D) you follow step-by-step procedures or guidelines.
3. When, if you have time for hobbies, you prefer hobbies like: (the hobbies listed are just examples)
    A) Hobbies that you do alone to use or develop your creative abilities: photography, painting, sculpture, arts & crafts or writing.
    B) Hobbies you do with close friends that are competitive and you can win trophies while doing them: boating, cards, fishing, spectator sports.
    C) Hobbies that you do alone and strive to improve your skills at: golf, woodworking, or home improvements.
    D) Hobbies you do with friends just because it is fun: fishing, baseball, bowling, or you are a collector who has friends who are also collectors - stamps, coins, etc.
4. If you had to put people into groups, which of the following four ways would you choose? Choose the way of grouping people you agree with most (from 4 groups of people to only one group of people).
    A) 4 categories People are...
        1. Creative
        2. OK
        3. Boring
        4. Rigid
    B) 4 categories People are...
        1. Intelligent
        2. Strange
        3. Too Stiff
        4. Too Emotional
    C) 1 category All People are...
        Potentially GOOD if they try and are given a chance
    D) 4 categories All people must be either...
        1. Supervised
        2. Organized
        3. Controlled
        4. Guided
5. If someone saw your work area, office, locker , or a private area of yours, they would say that...
    A) you share a space with others as much as possible. If you have an assigned space, you either do not use it or you share it.
    B) you are neat and orderly.
    C) you are *&%$#@*!
    D) you are highly organized.
6. Which part of the job do you enjoy the most?
    A) coming up with new ideas and solutions.
    B) details and solving problems (usually alone).
    C) organizing, administering, directing the work of others.
    D) working on teams.
7. If your spouse or close friend chose one word to describe you, it might be...
    A) friendly
    B) dreamer
    C) thinker
    D) reliable
8. Do you experience motion sickness on amusement rides, at sea, or in moving vehicles?
    A) always to most of the time.
    B) sometimes, but can control it.
    C) never.
    D) once or twice in the past.
9. I am...
    A) a loner.
    B) generally with people or wish I was or could be.
    C) not comfortable with overly emotional or overly friendly people.
    D) a loner when I choose to be and NOT when I choose.

After answering all nine questions, transfer your answers to the scoring grid on the net page.





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