• Action Control Scale (ACS-90)

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      Action Control Scale (ACS-90) (English version of the German HAKEMP-90)

      Julius Kuhl, University of Osnabrück, Seminarstraße 20, D-49074 Osnabrück Unit of "Differentielle Psychologie and Persönlichkeitsforschung"

      Instructions

      Choose the one of the possible answers that is most like you.

    • When I have lost something valuable and can´t find it anywhere:*
    • When I know I must finish something soon:*
    • When I have learned a new and interesting game:*
    • When I´ve worked for weeks on one project and then everything goes completely wrong:*
    • When I don´t have anything in particular to do and I am getting bored: *
    • When I'm working on something that's important to me: *
    • When I´m in a competition and lose every time: *
    • When I am getting ready to tackle a difficult problem:*
    • When I'm watching a really good movie:*
    • If I had just bought a new piece of equipment (for example, a laptop) and it accidentally fell on the floor and was damaged beyond repair: *
    • When I have to solve a difficult problem:*
    • When I have been busy for a long time doing something interesting (for example, reading a book or working on a project):*
    • When I have to talk to someone about something important and, repeatedly, can´t find her/him at home: *
    • When I have to make up my mind about what I am going to do when I get some unexpected free time: *
    • When I read an article in the newspaper that interests me:*
    • When I´ve bought a lot of stuff at a store and realize when I get home that I paid too much - but I can´t get my money back: *
    • When I have work to do at home:*
    • When I'm on vacation and I'm having a good time:*
    • When I am told that my work has been completely unsatisfactory: *
    • When I have a lot of important things to do:*
    • When one of my co-workers brings up an interesting topic for discussion:*
    • When I´m stuck in traffic and miss an important appointment: *
    • When there are two things that I really want to do, but I can´t do both of them: *
    • When I am busy working on an interesting project:*
    • When something is very important to me, but I can´t seem to get it right: *
    • When I have to carry out an important but unpleasant task: *
    • When I am having an interesting conversation with someone at a party:*
    • When something really gets me down: *
    • When I am facing a big project that has to be done:*
    • When it turns out that I am much better at a game than the other players:*
    • When several things go wrong on the same day:*
    • When I have a boring assignment:*
    • When I read something I find interesting:*
    • When I have put all my effort into doing a really good job on something and the whole thing doesn´t work out: *
    • When I have an obligation to do something that is boring and uninteresting: *
    • When I am trying to learn something new that I want to learn:*
    • Acknowledgment 

    • The Action Control Scale is provided for educational and entertainment use only. It is not intended to be a psychological advice of any kind, and comes without any guarantee of accuracy or validity. This assessment is free, and your results will be emailed to you.

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