Differential Diagnostic Questionnaire (DDQ) by E.A. Klimov Test - the question form
Questions: 20 · 15 minutes
1. Which would you prefer to do?
Care for animals.
Maintain machines or equipment (monitor, adjust).
2. Helping people who are ill and treating them, or creating tables, diagrams, or computer programs.
Helping people who are ill and treating them
Creating tables, diagrams, or computer programs
3. Monitoring the quality of book illustrations, posters, art postcards, or records, or monitoring the condition and growth of plants.
Monitoring the quality of book illustrations, posters, art postcards, or records
Monitoring the condition and growth of plants
4. Processing materials (wood, fabric, plastic, metal, etc.) or bringing products to consumers (advertising, selling).
Processing materials (wood, fabric, plastic, metal, etc.)
Bringing products to consumers (advertising, selling).
5. I prefer to discuss:
Popular science books or articles
Fiction books (or plays, concerts)
6. Which do you prefer?
Raising young animals (of a particular breed)
Training peers (or younger people) to perform tasks (work, study, or sports)
7. Which do you prefer?
Copy drawings or images (or tune musical instruments)
Operate heavy machinery used for lifting or transporting loads (e.g., a crane, tractor, locomotive)
8. Which activity do you prefer?
Provide people with needed information and explanations (e.g., at an information desk, on a tour).
Create artistic displays for exhibitions or shop windows (or help prepare plays or concerts).
9. Which do you prefer?
Repair items (clothing, equipment) or your home
Look for and correct mistakes in texts, tables, or drawings
10. Treat animals or perform calculations and computations.
Treat animals
Perform calculations and computations
11. Which would you prefer to do?
Develop new plant varieties
Design and engineer new types of manufactured products (e.g., machines, clothing, buildings, food products)
12. Which activity is more typical for you?
Settle disputes or arguments between people; persuade, explain, encourage, or discipline
Work with drawings, diagrams, or tables (check, clarify, and put in order)
13. Which would you prefer to observe and study?
Observing and studying the work of amateur arts groups
Observing and studying the life of microbes
14. Which is more appealing?
Discussing or setting up medical instruments or equipment
Providing medical help to people with injuries such as bruises, burns, and similar conditions
15. Which do you prefer?
Prepare precise descriptions or reports of observable phenomena, events, measurable objects, etc.
Describe or depict events in an artistic way (observed or imagined).
16. Which do you prefer?
Perform laboratory tests in a hospital
See patients, examine them, talk with them, and prescribe treatment
17. Painting or decorating interior walls or product surfaces, or installing buildings or assembling machines and instruments.
Paint or decorate interior walls or product surfaces
Install buildings or assemble machines and instruments
18. Which do you prefer?
Organizing group outings for peers or younger children to theaters, museums, excursions, hiking trips, etc.
Performing on stage or taking part in concerts
19. Which would you prefer to do?
Make parts or products from plans (e.g., machines, clothing) or construct buildings
Do drafting or copy technical drawings or maps
20. Which would you prefer to do?
Control plant diseases and pests in forests or gardens
Work on a keyboard