Children’s Mac Scale Test - the question form

1. Never tell anyone why you are doing something unless it benefits you.

2. Most people are good and kind.

3. The best way to get along with other people is to tell them only pleasant things.

4. You should do something only if you are completely sure it is the right thing to do.

5. It is best to believe that anyone will cheat if given the right opportunity.

6. One should always be honest, no matter what.

7. Sometimes it is acceptable to harm someone else in order to get what you want.

8. Most people will not work hard unless they are forced to.

9. It is better to be an ordinary, honest person than to be well-known and dishonest.

10. It is better to tell someone honestly why you need their help than to make up a story and trick them into helping you.

11. Successful people are generally honest and good.

12. Someone who believes everyone puts themselves in great danger.

13. A criminal is just like the rest of us; they were simply foolish enough to get caught.

14. Most people are honest.

15. It is smart to be kind and nice to people who are important to you, even when you do not like them.

16. It is possible to be a good person at all times and in all situations.

17. Most people are not easily fooled.

18. Sometimes you have to cheat or deceive a little to get what you want.

19. Lying and deceiving are always wrong.

20. Losing money is much more upsetting than losing a friend.