A psychology questionnaire regarding conformity and obedience
Thank you for taking the time to answer this questionnaire, allowing me to pursue my psychology investigation. It will take you about 10-15 minutes to complete.The purpose of this questionnaire is to gather data to establish whether a relationship exists between conformity and childhood experiences. This questionnaire contains 50 questions. Questions 1-33 assess your living environment. Questions 34-50 evaluate your level of conformity in various situations. Please be as honest as possible when answering the questions. Please complete the questionnaire on your own so that your answers are not influenced by others. This questionnaire is completely anonymous. You do not have to give your name and nationality. If you feel uncomfortable answering any of the questions, please feel free to skip them.
1. What is your current age?
2. What is your gender?
3. Which city and country did you grow up in?
4. How many times did you move houses between the ages of 0-11yrs?
5. How many of the following types of schools did you attend during the age of 0-11 years?(Please tick all that apply)
6. Have you ever lived overseas?
7. If the answer to question #6 is yes, how old were you when you lived overseas?
8. If the answer to question #6 is yes, please state the countries you have lived in.
9. What was the structure of your living environment 0-11 yrs? (Please tick all that apply)
10. How many siblings did you have between the ages of 0-18 yrs? (Please tick all that apply)
11. What is your role/position in your family?
12. Rate the emotional stability of your family when you were age 0-5:
13. Rate the emotional stability of your family when you were age 6-11:
14. Rate the financial stability of your family when you were age 0-5:
15. Rate the financial stability of your family when you were age 6-11:
16. Did you experience divorce in your family when you were between the ages of 0-11 yrs?
17. If the answer to question#16 is “yes”, how old were you at the time?
18. If you answered "yes" to #16, have your grand/parent(s) remarried when you were between the ages of 0-11 yrs?
19. If the answer to #18 is "yes", how old were you at the time?
20. Would you consider your household to be religious when you were 0-11 yrs?
21. If the answer to question #19 is "yes", which religious teachings did your household follow?
22. Would you consider your household, family culture and environment between the ages of 0-11yrs to be:
23. Was there a significant event that had an impact on your values and beliefs between the ages of 0-11yrs?
24. If you have answered "yes" to question #23, how old were you when this happened?
25. Did you experience any significant emotional experience you felt were negative between the ages of 6yrs and 8yrs?
26. If you answered ‘yes’ to question #25 please describe the event in your own words.
27. On a scale from 1–10, how important is social approval to you?
28. Can you describe a time when you went along with a group even though you didn’t fully agree? What made you do that?
29. What do you think are the main reasons people follow the majority?
30. Would there ever be a situation where you would never conform? Please explain your reasoning.
31. If you were dealing with an emotionally volatile authority figure, would you disobey even though you may face consequences? Please explain your opinion.
32. What makes you perceive someone as a legitimate authority?
33. Imagine yourself as an authority figure, how would you encourage compliance in others?
34. You are invited to a formal dinner party. You look in your closet and notice you have two formal outfits that could be appropriate in neutral or mute colours; one is black and one is white. Your friend told you that black outfits are appropriate for formal gatherings. Which outfit would you wear for the upcoming party?
35. You are in a Japanese restaurant. Everyone in the restaurant is using chopsticks and you recently heard that chopsticks are used for almost every meal in Japan. However, you are unfamiliar with dining with chopsticks. There are both chopsticks and forks prepared on your table. Which utensil will you use to have your food?
36. In a speciality restaurant, you were recommended a seafood dish. Although the restaurant was famous for their seafood cuisine, you were intending to order a beef steak with a salad. What dish would you choose?
37. If you are able to see someone else’s perspective or appreciate their emotions regarding a situation, are you likely to do what they ask you to do?
38. It is 1:50 pm on a holiday. Your friend made a phone call and asked you to help him with his homework. He tells you that he would like to see you from 2pm to 3pm to get the homework done. You were about to watch your favorite weekly TV drama that starts at 2pm and ends at 3pm. What would you do?
39. If your answer in 38 involved an emotion, which emotion(s) did you feel?(Please tick all that apply)
40. Your joy is cooking and eating. However, you are overweight and your doctor suggested you improve your diet, especially controlling the amount of food you consume. However, you are invited to a party where you can drink and eat as much as you like for free. What would you do at the party?
41. You are preparing a birthday gift for your little sister. You are intending to give her a novel but you are unsure about your choice. You seek advice from your mother and your sister’s best friend. Your Mother tells you that new shoes will be a better choice since your sister is not interested in books. The friend, however, tells you that your sister loves reading fantasy novels and the book you chose will be a great gift for her. What will you give to your sister?
42. You are a six year old child. Your parent(s) told you to clean up your room even though you do not want to. What would you do?
43. If your answer in 42 involved an emotion, which emotion(s) did you feel?(Please tick all that apply)
44. You are a 10 year old student in a classroom. Your teacher told you to solve a complex equation in front of the class. You do not know how to solve the equation. What would you do?
45. If your answer in 44 involved an emotion, which emotion(s) did you feel?(Please tick all that apply)
46. You are 26 years old. One morning, a police officer angrily shouts at you to stop while you are jogging. You see no reason to stop. What would you do?
47. If your answer in 46 involved an emotion, which emotion(s) did you feel?(Please tick all that apply)
48. Imagine that you are a high school student. You are conversing with five of your friends about your weekend plans. One of your friends suggests going to a cinema to watch a movie. Three of your friends agreed to this plan. Your friends suggest seeing a movie that you don’t want to watch.
49. Imagine you’ve been asked to judge a talent contest. You are one of 6 judges on a panel. Each judge has to submit an anonymous score for each competitor. After one competitor performs, 4 of your fellow judges think they are the best and should win the contest. You disagree and vote by giving the competitor a low score. When asked what score you give, how would you answer?
50. You took an exam. You aimed to score 80%, however, you scored 50%. All of your friends scored above 80%. They asked you how much you scored. How would you answer?
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