Anticipatory Capacity Test, ACT/PC - the question form

1. I tend to be disappointed in people.

2. I enjoy (or used to enjoy) taking part in games that require physical coordination.

3. I often feel offended by people close to me or people I know.

4. I often arrive late to work (school) or to business or personal appointments because of unexpected events on the way.

5. It is typical for me to feel surprised by events happening in my life.

6. I can easily juggle (or have done so in the past) by tossing and catching different objects.

7. In my life, I have often experienced an unimaginable combination of unfavorable circumstances.

8. I can easily predict how an acquaintance of mine will behave in a given situation.

9. I like to plan my time in detail, down to the minute.

10. I tend to see a doctor only when it becomes unbearable.

11. I often do not anticipate my own actions or reactions to a situation.

12. I usually set my alarm so that I not only have time to get everything done before leaving home, but also have a few minutes to spare.

13. Since childhood, it has been typical for me to stumble or trip when walking or running.

14. I keep a list of my daily (weekly, monthly) tasks, planning how much time each task will take.

15. Before I do anything, I try to anticipate all the dangers that may lie ahead.

16. I often have accidents or other mishaps.

17. I live and act according to the saying: “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.”

18. It is impossible to anticipate a spouse’s infidelity.

19. As a rule, I arrive at the train station well in advance of the train’s departure.

20. Uncertainty is very distressing for me.

21. It is typical for me to bump into objects in my path and get bruised.

22. I do not like it when someone is late for a meeting with me.

23. I often feel that my achievements are not recognized as they should be.

24. I can always accurately tell whether I will be able to jump over a puddle (a stream, a ditch) or not.

25. I am often deceived by others.

26. I have a good sense of time and can tell what time it is to within a few minutes.

27. I tend to analyze my past, look for reasons for misfortunes that happened, and repeatedly imagine how I should have acted earlier to avoid them.

28. There have been times when I could not accurately judge the distance to nearby objects and either failed to reach them or missed when placing objects down.

29. I find it easy to plan my route and arrive at the appointed place on time.

30. I believe the proverb “If I had known where I would fall, I would have laid down straw” is true.

31. When I travel, I bring extra medication in case any of my travel companions might need it.

32. If someone throws me keys (or another small object), I can catch them easily.

33. I enjoy daydreaming about how I would spend a possible future lottery win or what I would do with a promised gift.

34. I can (or previously could) skillfully and accurately throw a ball into a basket from a distance or toss paper into a trash bin.

35. I usually focus only on positive, rather than negative, possible outcomes of upcoming events so that things will turn out well and favorably.

36. It is enough for me to take a route once (in a city, forest, or building) to be able to find my way around that place well afterward.

37. I tend to live without burdening myself with thoughts about what might happen to me in the future.

38. I agree with the statement: “Do not think about anything that might end badly.”

39. Other people are often unfair to me.

40. I can easily find my way using a map in an unfamiliar city.

41. I do not carry out other people’s requests right away; I wait for a while because the nature of the request may suddenly change.

42. I often carry many items in my bag "just in case," even though I may not need them.

43. I can easily swat a fly with a flyswatter or a newspaper.

44. It is difficult to catch me off guard.

45. I often feel clumsy and awkward.

46. People consider me naive because I often find myself in awkward situations.

47. Even when people promise me something, I do not fully believe them.

48. I can easily budget my salary evenly for the entire month so that I do not have to borrow money later.

49. I am more punctual than many people.

50. I tend to confuse the right and left sides of my body, hands, or feet.

51. I often cannot accurately judge whether I will have enough time to cross the road before a car moving toward me reaches me.

52. I am often puzzled by the behavior and actions of people I have known for a long time.

53. If it were up to me, I would require other people to have insurance against causing harm to the health or property of neighbors, acquaintances, fellow travelers, etc., because many people are careless and imprudent.

54. People close to me often surprise me with their behavior and what they say.

55. At times I do not need a wristwatch because I can fairly accurately judge how long I have been occupied with a task and when I should finish it.

56. I tend to remember unpleasant events that actually happened to me better than my own predictions about the possibility of them happening.

57. I often worry that something tragic might happen to me or to my loved ones.

58. When I imagine that something has happened to a relative who is late, I picture many tragic or bloody scenarios.

59. When I try to predict the future, I am more likely to expect a worse outcome than a better one.

60. I find it difficult to spread the food I have evenly across days, and I often have to get by on very little food by the end of the week (or month).

61. I can always accurately say how much money I have spent and how much I have left.

62. I often felt that I still had plenty of time to arrive at work (school, a meeting) on time, but despite my expectations, I ended up being late.

63. I completely trust my spouse or a friend and am convinced that they will never deceive or betray me.

64. I often think about what I would do if I were suddenly fired from my job (expelled from school, or if my business collapsed).

65. If I insure my property (e.g., an apartment, a country house, or a home), it should be insured against everything (including natural disasters such as a hurricane, earthquake, or lightning), not only against fire or flooding.

66. I do not like it when people make plans based on something that has not happened yet.

67. I rarely think through backup plans in advance because I expect to succeed.

68. I would prefer to have a necessary surgical operation in advance, before the illness worsens.

69. When I leave home, I always take a supply of medicines with me in case of unexpected situations.

70. As a rule, my property is insured, and I make sure my insurance coverage does not lapse.

71. I usually keep a supply of food at home in case it becomes scarce or guests arrive unexpectedly.

72. I often wake up in the morning a few seconds or minutes before my alarm goes off.

73. People who know me consider me to be perceptive.

74. I think that buying insurance against sudden death or illness is a waste of money.

75. Jokes are rarely funny to me because I can often anticipate the punchline in advance.

76. I am often at an advantage compared with others because I anticipate what may happen before they do and take action in advance.

77. I understand the saying "a penny-wise person pays twice," but I usually cannot bring myself to part with a large sum of money right away.

78. I am able to be considerate, show attention to those close to me, and meet their wishes before they express them.

79. I trust horoscope predictions and follow the recommendations they contain.

80. I have so much to do that I often do not manage to get everything done.

81. Trying to predict the future is pointless.