Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire, MDMQ Test - the question form
Questions: 22 · 3 minutes
1. When I make a decision, I feel as if I am desperately short of time.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
2. When I make a decision, I prefer to consider all alternatives.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
3. I prefer to leave decision-making to other people.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
4. When I make a decision, I try to find faults in all the alternatives.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
5. I spend a lot of time on minor matters before making an important decision.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
6. I think through the best way to carry out a decision.
1 – Not true of me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True of me
7. Even after I have made a decision, I put off acting on it.
1 – Not true of me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True of me
8. When making decisions, I prefer to gather a large amount of information.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
9. I avoid making decisions.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
10. When I have to make a decision, I put off thinking about it for a long time.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
11. I do not like taking responsibility for making decisions.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
12. I try to have a clear idea of my goals before making a choice.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
13. The possibility that some small thing might not go as planned makes me change my decision abruptly.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
14. If a decision can be made by me or by someone else, I will let the other person do it.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
15. When I am faced with a difficult problem, I am usually pessimistic about being able to find a good solution.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
16. I think things over carefully before making a choice.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
17. I do not make decisions until it is absolutely necessary.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
18. I postpone making decisions until the last moment.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
19. I prefer that decisions are made by people who are better informed than I am.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
20. After I have made a decision, I spend a lot of time convincing myself that it was the right one.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
21. I put off making decisions.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me
22. I cannot think clearly if I have to make a decision in a hurry.
1 – Not true for me
2 – Sometimes true
3 – True for me