DOMINANCE AND ASSERTIVENESS TESTS

[Hope]

Dominance Test



Are you a hungry power-seeker? Do you need to be in control? Do you thrive on high status and take pleasure in looking down at people? The desire for power has a significant effect not only on our career choices, but also on our behavior. An obsession with power can corrupt us, as the old saying goes, but a lack of influence can leave us open to being taken advantage of. The reasons we pursue power and the manner in which we wield it are what separates the tyrants from the true leaders.
This dominance test is made up of two types of questions: scenarios and self-assessment. For each scenario, answer according to how you would most likely behave in a similar situation. For the self-assessment questions, indicate the degree to which the given statements apply to you. In order to receive the most accurate results, please answer each question as honestly as possible.



Assertiveness Test



Are you a human doormat? Do you say "yes" when you mean "no"? Do you keep your opinions to yourself for fear of upsetting or starting an argument with others? Find out if you stand up for yourself as much as you should with this test.
Assertiveness is the ability to formulate and communicate one's own thoughts, opinions and wishes in a clear, direct and non-aggressive way. This test determines whether a lack of assertiveness skills may be keeping you from fulfilling your potential and reaching your goals. Please examine the following statements and indicate how often or to what degree you agree with the statement.
After finishing the test, you will receive a Snapshot Report with an introduction, a graph and a personalized interpretation for one of your test scores. You will then have the option to purchase the full results.


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[Hope]

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[ApeironStella]

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[Raver]

Snapshot Report

Dominance

28

Your responses indicate that you have little desire for control. You seem to be content letting others take charge and make all the decisions. Although there's nothing wrong with taking a back seat every once in a while, letting others take control too often leaves you open to being taken advantage of. It is important that you assert yourself when necessary and realize that being in command of a situation won't make you a control freak. As long as you're willing to hear others out and be open to their opinions, there's nothing wrong with taking the lead sometimes. Remember that wielding power effectively requires the ability and willingness to take control when necessary. By working on your self-confidence and assertiveness, you'll be more at ease when taking control of a situation.


Snapshot Report

Ability to speak for self

68

You seldom hesitate to address the issues that concern you the most. Whether it's noisy neighbors or perhaps a raise you feel you deserve, you'll immediately bring it to attention. You express yourself quite freely, asserting your personal rights with the confidence that your request is reasonable. As a typically self-assured individual, you are fairly comfortable with letting others know you disagree with them, especially when you feel you're being treated poorly. This approach shows that you feel you deserve respect, and want others to treat you this way.

[The Reality Denialist]

Results are in

Snapshot Report Dominance 24 Your responses indicate that you have little desire for control. You seem to be content letting others take charge and make all the decisions. Although there's nothing wrong with taking a back seat every once in a while, letting others take control too often leaves you open to being taken advantage of. It is important that you assert yourself when necessary and realize that being in command of a situation won't make you a control freak. As long as you're willing to hear others out and be open to their opinions, there's nothing wrong with taking the lead sometimes. Remember that wielding power effectively requires the ability and willingness to take control when necessary. By working on your self-confidence and assertiveness, you'll be more at ease when taking control of a situation.

Snapshot Report Ability to speak for self 44 There are times when you'll hesitate to address the issues that concern you the most. Whether it's noisy neighbors or perhaps a raise you feel you deserve, you'll be reluctant to bring it to attention. Those times when you are feeling self-assured, you are somewhat comfortable letting others know you disagree with them, especially when you feel you're being treated poorly. Keep in mind however, that if you act like you deserve respect, others will treat you accordingly.

[Pallas]

Snapshot Report

Dominance

81

Your responses indicate that you have an extremely dominant personality. You are very comfortable taking charge and making all the decisions. Although there's nothing wrong with sitting in the driver's seat every once in a while, taking control all the time can leave others feeling frustrated. It isn't fair to take a charge of a situation without being open to the opinions of others. Remember that wielding power effectively requires the willingness to take control when necessary, but it also depends upon trusting others to take the lead sometimes. Don't be afraid to let go of the reins!

Ability to speak for self

96

You rarely hesitate to address the issues that concern you the most. Whether it's noisy neighbors or perhaps a raise you feel you deserve, you'll immediately bring it to attention. You express yourself freely, asserting your personal rights with the confidence that your request is reasonable. As a self-assured individual, you are comfortable with letting others know you disagree with them, especially when you feel you're being treated poorly. This approach shows that you feel you deserve respect and expect others to treat you this way.

These always seem too simple and straightforward, even if the point is just to get people to talk. If people overwhelmingly score significantly higher on Assertiveness than Dominance, I'm going to assume that's because the Dominance test has too many silly-sounding Nietszche-esque answers. (I mean, people think like that, they just don't tend to word it that way because it sounds comical. You might as well have the Assertiveness test have questions like "people would use me to release various tensions if I ended up in prison", followed by "I'm too much of a wuss to do anything to end up in prison anyways".)

[Olimpia]

Dominance: 39
Assertiveness: 56

[wasp]

dominance - 28
i'm not fond of the description, it assumes that a lack of desire for control correlates with a desire to be led. i just want to do my own thing.

assertive - 50
this test was slightly better but i found the questions about "standing up" for oneself in situations where there's a disagreement concerning what we should get for lunch, slightly weird. if we have enough time then why can't we just go our separate ways, buy the food we want to eat, and then come back home and eat it together? if i want to go snowboarding but my friend wants to go hiking then why can't we do both on different days? we're hanging out because i think you're cool and fun, what we do is of little important to me, unless you want to murder me. there's so much room for compromise in everyday life. numerous times i've been labeled a doormat for opting out of petty conflict, or conceding in debates that don't matter, but oh i disagree.

[Hope]

dominance - 28
i'm not fond of the description, it assumes that a lack of desire for control correlates with a desire to be led. i just want to do my own thing.

assertive - 50

I think that lack of dominance means not wanting to dominate everybody else or taking leadership more than being easily dominated/led. As you, its not like I accept or do what others say just like that, its pretty much the opposite.

However, in social environments I prefer others leading (taking the organization) because leading means taking more responsibility and work, and being 1DFe I'm not really interested in social stuff most of the times, so if someone else want to lead, for me its ok.

[wasp]

I think that lack of dominance means not wanting to dominate everybody else or taking leadership more than being easily dominated/led. As you, its not like I accept or do what others say just like that, its pretty much the opposite. However, in social environments I prefer others leading (taking the organization) because leading means taking more responsibility and work, and being 1DFe I'm not really interested in social stuff most of the times, so if someone else want to lead, for me its ok.

word up slugabed. that's a better way of putting it. more often than not i find myself shrugging my shoulders like "sure why not?"

[Aylen]

Much of this stuff doesn't even apply to how I live my life. I would say I am more opinionated around people I know well and assert myself more with them but in rare situations I can be that way with strangers but it would be something important. My natural state is just do what I have to do and get out of a situation so I can do what I would rather be doing. I am pretty chill but I stand up for myself when I need to. I am more likely to stand up for someone I care about than myself though. People I don't know well I just deal with in the best way I can in the moment.

The dominance quiz asked questions about stuff I could care less about taking charge of. I would never feel bad about someone I care about achievements even if I had a bit of jealousy. I would be happy for them because I care about them. I am pretty competitive and always have been but I'm not a bitch about it, usually.

I wouldn't even be planning a weekend getaway with a group of people. I have a sister who does that and it blows my mind that she can organize a group of 20 people and get them all on the same page for a weekend getaway. I have been to group get togethers that revolve around a certain activity but I would not want any of the responsibility of planning or running it by myself. A lot of the questions that would have led to a higher scores are things I think of control freaks having to do. Like an ESI aunt with a 2 in her tritype would probably have scored high on both of these tests but a lot of people disliked her for it. She could seem sweet and helpful until you didn't go along with her program then that quickly turned to anger and she just took over control, in my family and her job, whether we liked it or not. Not saying this is an ESI thing at all. Just an example I thought of.

Edit: I just noticed @Wyrd's results. I am not talking about you when I mention control freaks. I saw you scored really high after my post. I had a particular person (s) in mind.:/

Snapshot Report

Dominance

38

Your responses indicate that you have little desire for control. You seem to be content letting others take charge and make all the decisions. Although there's nothing wrong with taking a back seat every once in a while, letting others take control too often leaves you open to being taken advantage of. It is important that you assert yourself when necessary and realize that being in command of a situation won't make you a control freak. As long as you're willing to hear others out and be open to their opinions, there's nothing wrong with taking the lead sometimes. Remember that wielding power effectively requires the ability and willingness to take control when necessary. By working on your self-confidence and assertiveness, you'll be more at ease when taking control of a situation.

Snapshot Report

Ability to speak for self

56

There are times when you'll hesitate to address the issues that concern you the most. Whether it's noisy neighbors or perhaps a raise you feel you deserve, you'll be reluctant to bring it to attention. Those times when you are feeling self-assured, you are somewhat comfortable letting others know you disagree with them, especially when you feel you're being treated poorly. Keep in mind however, that if you act like you deserve respect, others will treat you accordingly.

Edit: When we were kids my family/friends were those noisy neighbors.

[Pallas]

Edit: I just noticed @Wyrd's results. I am not talking about you when I mention control freaks. I saw you scored really high after my post. I had a particular person (s) in mind.:/

Yeah, I know. I think the really wacko people would score nearly 100% on Dominance even with the answers that sound like parody since I actually answered moderate and even low on a lot of the questions, both desire and situational, and also didn't answer super high on all the Assertiveness ones (is this quiz curved due to being taken by Internet geeks?).

I mean, if you really want people to do things, sometimes you should be polite (the whole North Wind and the Sun thing), and a lot of the things to control really just don't matter (like the lunch thing). On the Situational ones, most of the answers actually were asking people to do things and the "high" answers were fairly often just bully answers that would backfire in one way or another if you actually used them ("Get your work done by the end of the day or else!" anyone?), which makes me wonder if the people making this have actually lead anything before, or if they're just primarily looking for bullies and Dark Triad whatever people so they're not really looking for that. The test seemed to be conflating different motives and types of "Dominance" and "Assertiveness" even without trying to measure health or effectiveness.

[Pallas]

I like it whenever this thread gets bumped. It's like DOMINANCE AND ASSERTIVENESS... with all the normal and lowercase titles above and below it.

[Satan]

76 dominance

[The Reality Denialist]

Overall I think being less reactive is better way to go about.
For example noisy neighbour: is it constant or just incidence? How long?

This becomes bit different if you have some sort responsibility and in cases like that I'd get more points.

[Hope]

I like it whenever this thread gets bumped. It's like DOMINANCE AND ASSERTIVENESS... with all the normal and lowercase titles above and below it.

ROFL

[Pallas]

ROFL

Sorry, its my sx/sp 1DFe and Te maybe, I always do the same thing because I don't put enough attention to how the rest of the titles are out there, then I want stuff like being clear enough, so bump.

My dad LSE do the same thing, like writing stuff just with uppercase because Te and yolo

It's funny with the title DOMINANCE AND ASSERTIVENESS TESTS though, because it's DOMINATING AND ASSERTING over the other titles.

I know some people who actually just use caps/small caps in handwriting instead of caps/lowercase. Are you one of those people?

[Bertrand]

my dad (LSE) is one of those all caps people

[Hope]

It's funny with the title DOMINANCE AND ASSERTIVENESS TEST though, because it's DOMINATING AND ASSERTING over the other titles.

I know some people who actually just use caps/small caps in handwriting instead of caps/lowercase. Are you one of those people?

WHAT?! NO I'M NOT.

my dad (LSE) is one of those all caps people

MINE TOO.

[Bertrand]

im more like zero punctuation all lower case with the occasional smiley

probably daddy issues

[wasp]

me too thanks

[Hope]

I write properly. But my handwriting is messy.

We should do a thread of handwritings and types and post ours.

It'd be interesting.

Also we can wait for a random graphologist to appear and make an analysis of our handwritings.

I've always wanted one of those graphological analysis.

[ouronis]

44/42

[flames]

Dominance 60
Assertiveness 70

[wasp]

Dominance: 11
Your responses indicate that you have very little desire for control. You seem to be perfectly content letting others take charge and make all the decisions. Although there's nothing wrong with taking a back seat every once in a while, consistently letting others take control leaves you open to being taken advantage of. It is important that you assert yourself when necessary and realize that being in command of a situation won't make you a control freak. As long as you're willing to be open to their opinions, there's nothing wrong with taking the lead sometimes. Remember that wielding power effectively requires the ability and willingness to take control when necessary. By working on your self-confidence and assertiveness, you'll be more at ease when taking control of a situation.

Ability to speak for self: 12
You rarely address the issues that concern you the most. Whether it's noisy neighbors or perhaps a raise you feel you deserve, you wait for someone else to bring it up. When someone treats you poorly, you hesitate to speak openly. Letting people know you disagree with them is difficult since you lack self-assurance. However, if you act like you deserve respect others will treat you accordingly.

is ok, I'll speak for you. touch Vespertine and I'll mail a box of black licorice to your door

[Chae]

Accuse me of making everything super gay, maybe @Vespertine and @Wyrd should become a yin-yang couple? As it is said, "Love is mutual teaching". I'd support this


Now for my results, was I the only one that found the introductions to the tests a bit weird? The questions were ok, I found it interesting, and I identify with the outcome.

[Myst]

Dominance 59

Your responses indicate that you have an assertive personality. You are generally comfortable taking charge and making some of the decisions. Although there's nothing wrong with taking a back seat every once in a while, letting others take control too often can leave you open to being taken advantage of. However, this doesn't seem to be a problem for you. As long as you're willing to be open to their opinions, there's nothing wrong with taking the lead sometimes. Remember that wielding power effectively requires the willingness to take control when necessary, as well as trusting others to take the lead sometimes.

Assertiveness 88

You rarely hesitate to address the issues that concern you the most. Whether it's noisy neighbors or perhaps a raise you feel you deserve, you'll immediately bring it to attention. You express yourself freely, asserting your personal rights with the confidence that your request is reasonable. As a self-assured individual, you are comfortable with letting others know you disagree with them, especially when you feel you're being treated poorly. This approach shows that you feel you deserve respect and expect others to treat you this way.

[FDG]

Snapshot Report
Dominance
50

Your responses indicate that you have an assertive personality. You are generally comfortable taking charge and making some of the decisions. Although there's nothing wrong with taking a back seat every once in a while, letting others take control too often can leave you open to being taken advantage of. However, this doesn't seem to be a problem for you. As long as you're willing to be open to their opinions, there's nothing wrong with taking the lead sometimes. Remember that wielding power effectively requires the willingness to take control when necessary, as well as trusting others to take the lead sometimes.


Snapshot Report
Ability to speak for self
76

You seldom hesitate to address the issues that concern you the most. Whether it's noisy neighbors or perhaps a raise you feel you deserve, you'll immediately bring it to attention. You express yourself quite freely, asserting your personal rights with the confidence that your request is reasonable. As a typically self-assured individual, you are fairly comfortable with letting others know you disagree with them, especially when you feel you're being treated poorly. This approach shows that you feel you deserve respect, and want others to treat you this way.

[PrettySavage]

[Muddy]

62 Dominance
64 Assertiveness

[Jerdle]

77% Dominance
92% Assertiveness

And I'm not even valuing!

[Muddy]

Want to point out the obvious but critical fact that how dominant/assertive you act can be greatly affected by who is in your vicinity. Any adult can be assertive towards a bunch of dumb 12 year olds who live with their moms, but not everyone can tell a gruff muscular biker with tattoes to go fuck themselves from across the store for stealing skittles out of their shopping cart.

[Aylen]

Want to point out the obvious but critical fact that how dominant/assertive you act can be greatly affected by who is in your vicinity. Any adult can be assertive towards a bunch of dumb 12 year olds who live with their moms, but not everyone can tell a gruff muscular biker with tattoes to go fuck themselves from across the store for stealing skittles out of their shopping cart.

I would rather tell off a biker than complain or send back food in a restaurant.

"Hey give me back my skittles! please"

[Spermatozoa]

62% Dominance
94% Assertiveness

Hmm, interesting.

[Spermatozoa]

Want to point out the obvious but critical fact that how dominant/assertive you act can be greatly affected by who is in your vicinity. Any adult can be assertive towards a bunch of dumb 12 year olds who live with their moms, but not everyone can tell a gruff muscular biker with tattoes to go fuck themselves from across the store for stealing skittles out of their shopping cart.

Well this is why when taking these tests, you have to think about how you behave in general.

[User Name]

Low scores (< 30) in both tests. I think that dominance and assertiveness are in some ways relatable to Se (for the latter I guess that any Extravert would get a high score). Useless to say that those are not some of my strongest IEs.

[Adam Strange]

Dominance

60

Your responses indicate that you have an assertive personality. You are generally comfortable taking charge and making some of the decisions. Although there's nothing wrong with taking a back seat every once in a while, letting others take control too often can leave you open to being taken advantage of. However, this doesn't seem to be a problem for you. As long as you're willing to be open to their opinions, there's nothing wrong with taking the lead sometimes. Remember that wielding power effectively requires the willingness to take control when necessary, as well as trusting others to take the lead sometimes.

Ability to speak for self

90

You rarely hesitate to address the issues that concern you the most. Whether it's noisy neighbors or perhaps a raise you feel you deserve, you'll immediately bring it to attention. You express yourself freely, asserting your personal rights with the confidence that your request is reasonable. As a self-assured individual, you are comfortable with letting others know you disagree with them, especially when you feel you're being treated poorly. This approach shows that you feel you deserve respect and expect others to treat you this way.