Basic Beliefs Scale, WAS Test - the question form
Questions: 37 · 7 minutes
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1. In general, people experience misfortunes because of mistakes they have made.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
2. I often feel that there is too little that is good in me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
3. Overall, fate has been kind to me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
4. It is unlikely that anything could prevent me from getting everything I want out of life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
5. I believe that people cannot be trusted.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
6. Dishonest people rarely get what they deserve.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
7. I have reason to think poorly of myself.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
8. I feel that I am not as lucky as most people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
9. In general, I am able to act in ways that lead to the best possible outcome.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
10. I worry that someone I trust may betray me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
11. In general, good people are rewarded with happiness and good luck.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
12. I can say that I like myself.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
13. People are, by nature, unfriendly and mean.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
14. In my life, I generally cannot count on things working out by chance.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
15. In general, people are trustworthy.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
16. I believe I can do everything possible to prevent failures.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
17. I could be described as an interesting and attractive person.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
18. Generally speaking, people are not very concerned about other people’s problems.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
19. I can hardly completely trust anyone.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
20. I am lucky much less often than other people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
21. If you look closely, you will see that the world is full of good.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
22. In most cases, good people get what they deserve in life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
23. My strengths far outweigh my weaknesses.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
24. I believe that, overall, it is pointless to take any steps to protect myself from setbacks.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
25. Fortune all too often turns its back on me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
26. I doubt that I am able to control the events that happen in my life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
27. I feel that if I am open with people, they will use it against me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
28. I feel that I am often lucky.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
29. Bad luck happens to worthy, good people as often as it happens to bad people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
30. I am capable of choosing the most effective course of action in difficult life situations.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
31. Most people are kind and willing to help others.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
32. Looking back, I realize that luck has been favorable to me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
33. It is unsafe to trust people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
34. If a person does good things, fate is generally kind to them.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
35. Overall, I have a high opinion of myself.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
36. I am generally a lucky person.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
37. I doubt that I can be interesting and attractive enough to many people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
1. In general, misfortunes happen to people because of mistakes they have made.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
2. I often feel that there is too little that is good in me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
3. Overall, I feel that fate has been kind to me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
4. It is unlikely that anything will prevent me from getting everything I want out of life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
5. I believe that people cannot be trusted.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
6. Dishonest people very rarely get what they deserve.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
7. I have reason to think poorly of myself.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
8. I feel that I am not as lucky as most people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
9. In general, I am able to act in ways that lead to the most favorable outcome.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
10. I fear that someone I trust may betray me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
11. In general, good people tend to have happiness and good luck.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
12. I can say that I like myself.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
13. People are unfriendly and mean by nature.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
14. In my life, I generally cannot count on good luck or fortunate circumstances.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
15. On the whole, people are trustworthy.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
16. I believe I can do everything possible to prevent failures.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
17. I can be described as an interesting and attractive person.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
18. On the whole, people are not very concerned about other people's problems.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
19. I can hardly fully trust anyone.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
20. Good luck smiles on me much less often than it does on other people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
21. If you look closely, you will see that the world is full of goodness.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
22. In most cases, good people get what they deserve in life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
23. My strengths far outweigh my weaknesses.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
24. I believe that, in general, it is pointless to take any measures to protect myself from failure.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
25. Fortune all too often turns its back on me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
26. I doubt that I am able to control the events that happen in my life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
27. I feel that if I am open with people, they will use it against me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
28. I feel that I am often lucky.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
29. Good, deserving people experience misfortunes just as often as bad people do.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
30. I am capable of choosing the most effective course of action in difficult life situations.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
31. Most people are kind and willing to help.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
32. Looking back, I realize that luck has been favorable to me.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
33. It is unsafe to trust people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
34. If a person does good deeds, fate is generally kind to them.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Generally agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
35. In general, I have a high opinion of myself.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
36. I am a fairly lucky person.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
37. I doubt that I can be interesting and attractive enough to many people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree