Decision-Making Questionnaire Test

Learn how you tend to make leadership decisions in just 4 minutes. Get a clear style profile that supports coaching, hiring, and better team communication.

Start Online Test

Questions: 204 minutes

08:30

October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
Material has been updated

October 2, 2025
Material has been published

15,869 views

1,552 completions

1,124 likes

Verified by Daniel Hall

Psychologist with 25 years of experience

Scale Explorer

How the Scales are Structured

example score

89/160

Behavioral (B)

Measures how strongly a person emphasizes relationships, collaboration, and people-centered considerations when making decisions.

Low

Moderate

High

20 – 66: Low | 67 – 113: Moderate | 114 – 160: High

A score of 89 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a balanced tendency to consider team input and interpersonal factors while still using other decision cues when needed.

example score

112/160

Conceptual (C)

Measures the extent to which a person prefers strategic, creative, people-aware decision-making that considers multiple alternatives and values teamwork and independence.

Lower Conceptual

Moderate Conceptual

Higher Conceptual

20 – 66: Lower Conceptual | 67 – 113: Moderate Conceptual | 114 – 160: Higher Conceptual

A score of 112 falls in the Moderate Conceptual range, suggesting a solid preference for big-picture, creative thinking while still balancing it with other decision-making approaches.

example score

82/160

Analytical (A)

Measures the extent to which a person favors a fact-focused, logical, and thorough approach to decision-making under uncertainty.

Less Analytical

Moderately Analytical

Highly Analytical

20 – 66: Less Analytical | 67 – 113: Moderately Analytical | 114 – 160: Highly Analytical

A score of 82 suggests a moderately analytical decision-making style, indicating a balanced tendency to gather information and compare options without relying exclusively on extensive analysis.

example score

97/160

Directive (D)

Measures preference for a fast, control-oriented decision-making approach with low tolerance for ambiguity and minimal information use.

Low

Moderate

High

20 – 66: Low | 67 – 113: Moderate | 114 – 160: High

A score of 97 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a balanced tendency toward quick, direct decisions while not relying exclusively on a highly directive approach.

Start Online Test

just completed the test

DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

New and aspiring managers

41%OF USERS

People stepping into leadership use it to understand their default decision style and how to adjust it for different team situations.

HR and talent assessors

35%OF USERS

Recruiters and HR specialists take it to compare leadership decision patterns for hiring, promotion, and succession planning.

Coaching and training participants

24%OF USERS

Leaders in workshops or coaching use it to spot strengths and blind spots in problem-solving and communication.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Behavioral (B)

Average

91.2

Normal range

69.5 — 113

min.

max.

160

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.

Conceptual (C)

Average

77.3

Normal range

54.8 — 99.9

min.

max.

160

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.

Analytical (A)

Average

82.9

Normal range

58.8 — 107

min.

max.

160

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.

Directive (D)

Average

121.2

Normal range

101.9 — 140.5

min.

max.

160

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.

Start Online Test

Featured On

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

This questionnaire contains 20 case-based items presented as incomplete sentences. For each item, rate the proposed sentence endings as follows: 1 = least like you, 4 = most like you; 2 and 3 indicate intermediate levels. Within each item, each rating may be used only once.

- Social status
- To be the best in my field
- To receive recognition for my work
- Feeling confident at work
- Technical and clearly defined
- Fairly varied
- Allowing me to act independently
- Involving working with people
- Efficiency and speed
- High ability
- Loyalty and responsibility
- Responsiveness to suggestions

These are 3 of the 20 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

Start Online Test

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Alan Rowe's Decision-Making Questionnaire Test

Decision-Making Questionnaire Test - Symptoms and Signs

management

arrange

decision making

This measure is designed to assess individual tendencies in decision-making, particularly in applied or leadership-related contexts. The Decision-Making Questionnaire is commonly used to characterize how a person typically approaches choices and problem-solving under varying demands. It was developed by Irving L. Janis and Leon Mann.

The instrument consists of 20 items and typically requires about 4 minutes to complete. Responses are used to support a structured description of decision-making approach and may inform discussion of strengths, constraints, and situational fit.

In clinical, coaching, or organizational settings, results from the Decision-Making Questionnaire are generally interpreted as descriptive rather than diagnostic and are best integrated with collateral information (e.g., interview data, observed behavior, and contextual factors).

Author: Irving L. Janis, Leon Mann

Literature: Rowe, A. J., & Boulgarides, J. D. Decision styles: A perspective. Leadership & Organization Development Journal. 1983.; Scott, S. G., & Bruce, R. A. Decision-making style: The development and assessment of a new measure. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 1995.