Psychology

Respond to each of the following items, using a scale from:

1=never or almost never to 4=always or almost always true of me.

1. I am not that concerned about what other people think of me.

2. I prefer having someone set clear goals for me in my work.

3. The more difficult the problem, the more I enjoy trying to solve it.

4. I am keenly aware of the goals I have for getting good grades.

5. I want my work to provide me with opportunities for increasing my knowledge and skills.

6. To me, success means doing better than other people.

7. I prefer to figure things out for myself.

8. No matter what the outcome of a project, I am satisfied if I feel I gained a new experience.

9. I enjoy relatively simple, straightforward tasks.

10. I am keenly aware of the GPA goals I have for myself.

11. Curiosity is the driving force behind much of what I do.

12. I'm much less concerned with what work I do than what I get for it.

13. I enjoy tackling problems that are completely new to me.

14. I prefer work I know I can do well over work that stretches my abilities.

15. I'm concerned about how other people are going to react to my ideas.

16. I seldom think about grades and awards.

17. I'm more comfortable when I get to set my own goals.

18. I believe there is no point in doing a good job if nobody else knows about it.

19. I am strongly motivated by the grades I can earn.

20. It is important to me to be able to do what I most enjoy.

21. I prefer working on projects with clearly specified procedures.

22. As long as I can do what I enjoy, I'm not that concerned about exactly what grades or awards I can earn.

23. I enjoy doing work that is so absorbing that I forget about everything else.

24. I am strongly motivated by the recognition I can earn from other people.

25. I have to feel that I'm earning something for what I do.

26. I enjoy trying to solve complex problems.

27. It is important for me to have an outlet for self-expression.

28. I want to find out how good I really can be at my work.

29. I want other people to find out how good I really can be at my work.

30. What matters most to me is enjoying what I do.