Appendix

The Left/Right 20 Questions Game

The 5 Questions from Hardwired:¹

Which item from each pair comes closest to describing you?²

If forced to pick only one from each pair, which would you prefer?

Are you closer to agreeing or disagreeing with the following statements?3

Score +1 for each “a” answer on questions 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, and 20 and +1 for each “b” answer on questions 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 17, 19. A total score of 0 is the farthest left, a score of 20 is the farthest right, and a score of 10 is middle of the road.

Notes

1 Christine Lavin, John Alford, John Hibbing, Jeff Mondak, and Gene Weingarten. (©2009). Hardwired.

2 Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Potter. (2008). “The Secret Lives of Liberals and Conservatives: Personality Profiles, Interaction Styles, and the Things They Leave Behind.” Political Psychology, 29(6), pp. 807–840.

3 Felicia Pratto, James Sidanius, Lisa M. Stallworth, and Bertram F. Malle. (1994). “Social Dominance Orientation: A Personality Variable Predicting Social and Political Attitudes.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(4), pp. 741–763.