Factor Items
134 items, shown in the original order.
- I like to read. .347
- I love to read challenging material. .338
- I love intellectual pursuits more than most other things in life. .303
- I try to avoid complex people. -.301
- I am a grammar nazi. .281
- I quickly perceive similarities, differences, and anomalies. .277
- I would describe myself as bookish. .275
- I carry the conversation to a higher level. .255
- I am quick to spot inconsistencies. .255
- I have a lot of theories. .239
- I am not interested in abstract ideas. -.222
- I have a vivid imagination. .219
- I have a fear of public speaking. -.219
- I love to examine the unusual. .216
- I can manage many things at the same time. .203
- Nothing is more important than critical thinking. .203
- I thrive on problem solving. .201
- I had a lot of intellectual discussions with my family growing up. .201
- I find conformity rewarding. -.200
- I concentrate easily. .200
- I find political discussions interesting. .197
- I can handle complex problems. .195
- I have a mature understanding of life. .193
- I am very skilled at achievement. .220 female .110 male
- I am more talented than average and thus have more responsibility to contribute to the world. .193
- I have always achieved at the top of my class academically. .192
- I enjoy discussing movies and books with others. .192
- I am more interested in intellectual pursuits than anything else. .191
- Super logical people annoy me. -.188
- I had a lot of philosophical discussions with my family growing up. .188
- I see myself as open to new experiences, complex. .188
- I am extremely intuitive. .187
- Logical thinking is my oxygen. .187
- I understand people who think differently. .184
- My interests are both wildly eclectic and intensely focused. .182
- I try to examine myself objectively. .181
- I lack conviction. -.179
- I am good at making impromptu speeches. .177
- I am defined by my internal compass (not an external one). .177
- I am full of ideas. .187
- I am often skeptical, critical, and evaluative. .184
- I readily see cause-effect relationships. .177
- I avoid considering how I feel about certain things, because if I do, it will unsettle me. -.174
- I often attack complicated material by separating it into components and analyzing it systematically. .173
- I find it rewarding to be very aware of my environment at all times. .172
- I am easily intimidated. -.170
- I will not probe deeply into a subject. -.170
- I repress my thoughts. -.170
- I conform to others' opinions. -.170
- The bigger the wealth difference between the rich and the poor the better. -.170
- I am a capable person. .17
- Question everything, even question why you question everything. .169
- I search for and acknowledge any internal contradictions, then I amend my beliefs accordingly. .168
- I wnt to form my own opinions. .167
- If I fix all my (imagined) external flaws, I can feel happy and lovable. -.167
- I have the freedom to become something other than my circumstances would normally produce. .167
- I love to think up new ways of doing things. .165
- I lack an interior life. -.164
- My needs for closeness and emotional safety overwhelm me. -.164
- I expect other people to entertain me. -.163
- I have a lot of opinions. .161
- I copy others. -.159
- I like to educate others. .157
- Curiosity is my oxygen. .157
- I do not enjoy going to art museums. -.156
- I fine-tune a definition or concept to support a theory, perspective or framework. .155
- I tend to reject any thought, however logical, that might lead to a disturbance of feeling. -.153
- I do not acknowledge internal contradictions. -.153
- I fear taking control, leading. -.153
- I frequently look at possibilities and meanings behind things. .152
- Truth is defined by the group(s) I am a member of. -.152
- I value females over males. -.152 (male)
- My trajectory in life is downhill. -.151
- I find not helping others rewarding. -.151
- I tend to prefer liberal political candidates. .150
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- I make decisions based on feelings. -.149
- I tend to think before I speak. .149
- I come up with something new. .148
- Objective greatness is not necessarilly accurately defined/determined externally. .148
- I feel comfortable with myself. .147
- An internally consistent feeling state is more important than an internally consistent logic/rationality. -.147
- I need to know how things work. .147
- My image is more important than the truth. -.146
- I am a learning engine. .145
- I would prefer anarchy to a living in a faschist police state. .145
- I am courageous. .145
- I take existing ideas and link them together in new and interesting ways. .144
- I live a life based on ongoing analysis, searching for definitive principles and mismatches thereof. .143
- My actions are predominately motivated by how they'll cause others to view me. -.143
- I don't know what I want. -.143
- I can't make it on my own. -.142
- I want to follow a path in life which is ambitious, unconventional, logical, beneficial to the world, and makes me happy. .142
- I can't determine whether I am good or bad. -.141
- I spend a lot of time analyzing other people. .141
- The things I value most are internal. .141
- I would be happy if I could avoid change/risk. -.140
- My parents are my foundation. -.140 (men)
- I will likely never accomplish anything impressive. -.139
- I meet my obligations. .139
- I'm uncomfortable having friends that are better looking than me. -.139
- People tell me that I'm a good listener. .139
- I find independence/autonomy rewarding. .138
- I should never be frustrated, life should be easy. -.138
- I get things done quickly. .137
- I can read people. .137
- My decisions involve extensive research. .137
- I find it rewarding to put my life in the hands of fate. -.136
- I have a strong need for individuality. .136
- I often prefer to express myself in writing. .136
- I have very good instincts. .136
- I modify models and frameworks to accommodate new data, thereby preserving inner logical consistency. .136
- I attempt to make my inner self more like the outer world. -.136
- When a good friend recommends a book or movie I usually check it out. .135
- I am interested in science. .135
- As a child I prefered the company of older children and adults to that of my peers. .135
- I believe that men should be masculine and women should be feminine. -.135
- I am open to change. .134
- It is best to defeat your opponent without them knowing you've won. .134
- I am highly self aware. .134
- I am pioneering. .133
- I prefer sexually submissive romantic partners. -.133 (women)
- I remain in touch with what I want for myself, what motivates me, and what is good. .133
- I recognize other people only as means to obtain what I desire. -.132
- I pay more attention to things going on outside of me than inside of me. -.132
- I'm a good judge of character. .131
- There's not much more for me to learn in life. -.131
- If I feel bad in a relationship, I tend to think/feel it's the other person's fault. -.131
- I have no interest in being any better than I am. -.130
- I like performing and/or speaking in front of an audience. .130
- I remain calm under pressure. .130
- I was bullied growing up. .130
- I seldom joke around. -.130
- I get upset when people don't notice how I look when I go out in public. -.130