1 - Do you pretend to listen to other people? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 2 - Do you happen to think about something else while someone is talking to you? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 3 - Do you happen to do other things while someone is talking to you? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 4 - When you do not agree with someone else's opinion, do you interrupt him before his speech is finished? Always || Frequently || Rarely || Never 5 - When you're not 100% sure about the meaning of your interlocutor's words, do you ask for clarifications? Always || Frequently || Rarely || Never 6 - Do people ever tell you "You don't understand what I'm saying..."? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 7 - Do you happen not to understand exactly what your interlocutor is saying? Always || Frequently || Rarely || Never 8 - Do you ever feel like you know what people are about to say? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 9 - While someone is talking to you, do you happen to mentally complete his speech with your own words? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 10 - Do you happen to ignore other people's opinions when they contrast with your ideas? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 11 - Do you calibrate your answers on what your interlocutor is saying, or do you tend to give fixed, general responses? I calibrate my answers || I give general responses || Both things 12 - Do you happen to misunderstand your interlocutor's words? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 13 - Do you learn new things from conversations with others? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 14 - In you opinion, can what we say be interpreted in different ways by different people? Yes || No || I wouldn't know 15 - When you talk to someone, do you notice his facial expressions, gestures and posture? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 16 - When you're about to say something, do you ask yourself what effect your words will have on your interlocutor? Always || Frequently || Rarely || Never 17 - When you have to tell something important to a person, do you chose the best place and time to do it? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 18 - When someone uses a term that you don't exactly know, do you look it up in the vocabulary? Never || Rarely || Frequently || Always 19 - During a conversation do you ensure that your interlocutor understands you? Always || Frequently || Rarely || Never 20 - Do you happen to mentally rephrase what someone has just told you? Always || Frequently || Rarely || Never