Vulnerability to Manipulation, VM-16 Test - the question form
Questions: 16 · 3 minutes
1. When parents force a child to attend music school or a sports club, they do so in order to:
Help the child succeed in life
Bring fame to the family name
I am unsure
2. Imagine you have a sister who asks you for advice about whether she should marry her boyfriend or not rush. What would you do?
I would give advice.
I would avoid giving advice.
I would decide depending on the circumstances.
3. A friend asks you for advice about where to apply to study. What would you do?
Give advice.
Avoid giving advice.
Decide depending on the circumstances.
4. A parent creates an image in the child’s eyes of a “super-parent” who never makes mistakes and always keeps their promises. In your opinion:
This is a positive example for the child.
This harms the child.
There are both pros and cons.
5. A grandmother says to her young grandson: “Don’t do that! Otherwise Baba Yaga will take you.” This is:
It teaches the child to obey and follow rules.
It may have negative consequences for the child.
There are both advantages and disadvantages to this.
6. A mother says to her child, "I will not love you if you do not behave." This is:
It teaches the child to obey and follow rules.
It is better not to say this.
There are both pros and cons.
7. To stop a student from disrupting the lesson, a teacher said, "If you do not stop, the whole class will suffer because of you—I will keep everyone after class!" In your opinion:
a) she is promoting collective responsibility;
b) this reflects the teacher’s helplessness;
c) I am unsure.
8. A teacher is speaking with a student who is at risk of receiving a poor term grade: “Should younger people help older people?” “They should.” “My bag of notebooks is heavy today. Will you help me carry it home?” Your opinion:
The teacher is encouraging helping older people.
I have a negative attitude toward this method.
I am unsure.
9. You are riding in a taxi. On arrival, the driver names a fare higher than the meter shows. When you question it, he says that, given your respectable appearance, it is beneath you to "nickel-and-dime." You would:
Maintain the image of a successful person and pay what he asks.
Despite the driver’s displeasure, pay strictly according to the meter.
Act depending on the circumstances.
10. Parents keep punishing their child over and over. Your opinion:
For their own good.
So they know who is in charge.
I find it difficult to answer.
11. Mother: “If you clean the apartment, I’ll let you go to the disco.” In your opinion, she is:
a) encouraging you to help with household chores;
b) not wanting to clean up after others;
c) unsure.
12. An adolescent says, “My parents forbid me to do almost anything…” How would you continue this statement?
to teach me discipline;
to show who is in charge at home;
I find it difficult to answer.
13. Parents spoil a child (with purchases, pocket money). By doing so, they:
Express their love.
Pursue their own goals.
I am unsure.
14. A grandmother (grandfather) constantly criticizes family members. This is:
She (he) is concerned about everyone and wants things in the family to go as well as possible.
She (he) likes to lecture others.
I find it difficult to answer.
15. A friend asks you for advice on what to do. You:
will give advice;
will refuse to give advice;
I am not sure how to respond.
16. A friend asks you to hold some money for safekeeping—his father sometimes has visitors who drink and might find the money and take it:
I would keep it for safekeeping.
I would not agree.
I am not sure.