Interesting Psychology Team
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Question of
You’re invited to a party but you’re not feeling it. What do you do?
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Make up an obvious excuse to get out of going
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Agree to go but bail at the last minute with a vague text
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Go but avoid interacting with people as much as possible
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Go and try to be social even though you’re not in the mood
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Look forward to being the life of the party!
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Question of
You pass an acquaintance on the street. Do you:
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Pretend not to notice them
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Give an awkward hello without stopping
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Stop to chat briefly if they engage
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Stop and have a friendly catch up chat
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Yell their name enthusiastically and bear hug them
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Question of
Someone you met recently asks for your number. You:
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Say you’re not comfortable giving it out
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Give a fake one
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Apologize and say you’re not looking to connect right now
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Provide your real number to be polite
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Offer up your number and all socials without prompting
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Question of
You’re invited to a gathering with mostly people you don’t know well. You:
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Politely decline the invite
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RSVP yes but cancel last minute
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Go but stick close to the few people you do know
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Make an effort to meet some new people
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Go and work on befriending everyone there
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Question of
Someone you know vaguely posts on social media that they’re going through a hard time. You:
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Scroll past and say nothing
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Leave a performative sad face emoji
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Write a generic “sorry to hear that!” comment
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Write a comment with some kind words of support
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Call them up immediately to talk it through
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Question of
You have to give a short speech in front of coworkers. You:
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Fake being sick to get out of it
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Memorize every word to avoid eye contact
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Get through it as quickly as possible
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Feel a bit nervous but get through it OK
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Look forward to presenting and making everyone laugh
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Question of
A friend invites you to meet their other friends. You:
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Politely say you can’t make it
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Go but find an excuse to duck out early
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Go and stay but don’t engage much
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Make conversation with the new people
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Hit it off immediately with the whole group
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Question of
Your neighbors invite you over for dinner. You:
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Decline and avoid them in the hallway
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Accept but show up late and leave early
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Go and answer questions politely but share little
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Go and make friendly conversation
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Go and end up talking late into the night
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Question of
Someone starts chatting with you in line at the store. You:
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Give short answers to end it quick
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Pretend you got an important call
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Politely listen but give no extra details
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Have a pleasant conversation with them
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Talk their ear off enthusiastically
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Question of
You’re invited to join a local club or team. You:
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Decline because it’s not your thing
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Join but never show up to events
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Attend events but keep to yourself
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Join in and be friendly with the group
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Become the star outgoing member
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Question of
Your coworker invites you to join their trivia team. You:
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Say you can’t because you’re busy (even if you’re not)
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Join the team but ghost on event night
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Go just to be a warm body on the team
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Go and try to contribute to the team
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Join enthusiastically and take over as trivia captain
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