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Activity 24.2 Your Attitudes About Aggression
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(with permission of A. H. Buss)

(From "The Aggression Questionnaire" by Arnold H. Buss and Mark Perry, 1992, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63, p. 454. Copyright © 1992 by the American Psychological Association. Reprinted with permission.)

Rate each of the following items.

1

Once in a while I can't control the urge to strike another person.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
2

I tell my friends openly when I disagree with them.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
3

I flare up quickly but get over it quickly.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
4

I am sometimes eaten up with jealousy.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
5

Given enough provocation, I may hit another person.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
6

I often find myself disagreeing with people.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
7

When frustrated, I let my irritation show.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
8

At times I feel I have gotten a raw deal out of life.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
9

If somebody hits me, I hit back.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
10

When people annoy me, I may tell them what I think of them.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
11

I sometimes feel like a powder keg ready to explode.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
12

Other people always seem to get the breaks.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
13

I get into fights a little more than the average person.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
14

I can't help getting into arguments when people disagree with me.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
15

I am an even-tempered person.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
16

I wonder why sometimes I feel so bitter about things.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
17

If I have to resort to violence to protect my rights, I will.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
18

My friends say that I am somewhat argumentative.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
19

Some of my friends think I'm a hothead.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
20

I know that "friends" talk about me behind my back.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
21

There are people who pushed me so far that we came to blows.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
22

Sometimes I fly off the handle for no good reason.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
23

I am suspicious of overly friendly strangers.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
24

I can think of no good reason for ever hitting a person.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
25

I have trouble controlling my temper.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
26

I sometimes feel that people are laughing at me behind my back.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
27

I have threatened people I know.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
28

When people are especially nice, I wonder what they want.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me
29

I have become so mad that I have broken things.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me







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