Risk Attitudes Profiler™

3. When driving a car, you

• always obey traffic laws and avoid dangerous situations
• usually obey traffic laws, but if you break one, you never argue with the police
• react calmly when fined
• may break traffic laws if you don't expect to be fined
• usually obey traffic laws and drive carefully
• often break the laws, exceeding the speed limit when passing
• try to obey the laws when convenient, otherwise, you ignore them

4. When faced with a majority opinion

• you usually agree with it
• if it differs from your opinion, you adhere to yours
• if it differs from your opinion, you express and retain your own views
• if it differs from yours, it irritates you as you believe your opinion is the only right one
• if it differs from yours, you dare not defend yours
• it does not matter to you
• you do everything to turn it in your favor, making others change their minds

5. When pursuing your goal, you

• never infringe the law
• don't infringe the law explicitly but exploit loopholes as necessary
• sometimes infringe the law in minor matters, thinking nothing of it
• sometimes infringe the law if risk of discovery is small
• may infringe the law if you see many others doing so
• are likely to break the law if there is a chance of escaping detection
• are ready to use almost any means as you believe a great aim justifies any means

6. If duels were permitted, you would

• avoid them if possible, but if challenged, wouldn't back out
• avoid them at all costs
• prefer to resolve conflicts in court
• accept a challenge but settle for reconciliation as well
• prefer to resolve conflicts by dueling and not in court
• always be determined to accept the challenge
• ignore the challenge to keep fate from ruining your purpose

7. In games of chance, you

• don't play
• if playing, gamble for low stakes
• may play but never beyond the limit of your solvency
• play for high stakes, sometimes beyond your solvency
• generally don't play since you hate to lose
• when playing, sometimes go "all-in"
• don't play on principle

8. You have a preference for people who

• you believe are trustworthy
• are from your network, or someone you know
• are competent
• are determined and energetic
• are committed to you and implicitly obedient
• are courageous and fond of risks
• believe in your ideas

9. In social settings you

• join in on what's going on
• talk to people who seem interesting
• are the life and soul of the party
• want to be respected and, if arguing, acknowledged as being right
• listen to what is being said without the courage to join the conversation
• often seek adventure
• promote your ideas

10. When making a decision, you

• usually hesitate a great deal
• decide after assessing the prospect of success
• base your decision more on luck than on thorough reckoning
• do it without doubting your rightness
• tend to postpone it
• decide impulsively, relying only on fate and luck
• believe firmly in your rightness

11. The anticipation of important events with an unknown outcome

• worries you, but you hope for the best
• makes you reconsider your actions after a bad turn of events
• makes you look forward to the good outcome, and not think of the bad one
• makes you cautious, but you believe you will handle any turn of events
• makes you anxious, you expect the worst
• excites you, makes you energetic
• mobilizes but doesn't scare you

12. In matters of dress you

• dislike extravagant styles, and try not to stand out
• prefer an elegant and "quiet" style
• choose a striking or overtly casual style
• choose quality, durable goods
• dress like those in your circle
• choose a loud, sometimes eccentric style
• are content with what you have, paying no mind to the latest fashion

13. As a rule, you enter into intimate relations

• either casually or if you are prepared for marriage
• with partners who are culturally, socially, and intellectually on your level
• if you are seized by strong feelings
• with partners who recognize your superiority
• with your soul mate
• easily, not looking too far ahead
• when your partner is your companion in some mutual activity

14. When your rights are infringed, you

• are likely to resign yourself to it
• follow the lead of those around you
• will enter into fierce conflict
• try to avoid such situations
• assert your rights no matter the cost
• will defend them
• will assert them without compromise for the sake of common justice

15. When it comes to conflicts, you

• manage to avoid them
• seldom find yourself involved but if so, act defensively
• often get involved, through your own initiative
• unexpectedly find yourself involved at times, but never for long
• often get involved - those around you are to be blamed for that
• try to settle it if you are involved
• you go in to crush your enemy

16. In life, you are most concerned about

• your professional competence
• stable income and job security
• quickly advancing in your endeavors
• being successful in your endeavors
• your prestige in society
• being pleased with yourself and your status
• humankind

17. You prefer to be engaged in something that

• gives you moral satisfaction first and foremost
• improves your standard of living
• arouses keen excitement and passion
• allows you to enjoy your life
• enhances your prestige
• allows you to live a purposeful life
• is very important to the whole of humanity

18. Opponents

• are the ones to whom you frequently give in
• are the ones you avoid
• are the ones you try to destroy
• constantly get in your way
• are the ones with whom you fight
• spur you on
• are people with whom you can compromise, if necessary

19. If you have a fairly prosperous life, you

• are unprepared to risk current assets knowing you could have gained more
• don't want to make any changes
• direct your activity to improving the lives of others
• are ready to take risks for greater success
• feel you could have gained more but were unlucky
• sometimes change it drastically for no particular reason
• are satisfied, but work continuously to improve

20. When you start an undertaking

• you are often not sure if it is right
• you feel more confident when others approve of it
• it is for the greater good
• you are sure of its rightness even if others regard it as wrong
• the warnings of others strengthen your determination to go your own way
• it sometimes involves risks to test your abilities, courage, and luck
• you rely more on your own opinion than on the opinion of others

21. In routine life events

• sometimes you want to be completely alone
• it's difficult for you to be alone
• you sometimes wish to go somewhere far away
• you need radical changes in your everyday life
• people sometimes irritate you
• you crave strong excitement and thrills
• you are continually engaged in some important task

22. When making investments you prefer to invest

• in no risk, low interest, long-term, programs
• in programs recommended by a financial advisor, with sound interest but low to medium risk
• in what you believe will bring substantial returns within 1-2 years
• in rapidly growing companies or markets or you may donate to charity
• substantial sums in reputable enterprises or those you believe in
• in ventures you feel will yield quick and significant returns
• in funds aimed at promoting advancement of humanity and in which you can take part