The Empathy Assessment.

Test your empathy and the empathy of those you lead with this short assessment. Discover how you connect with others and areas you can grow in being sensitive to the needs of others.

The Empathy Quotient is intended to measure how easily you pick up on other people's feelings and how strongly you are affected by other people's feelings. Please read each of the 60 following statements very carefully and rate how strongly you agree or disagree with them by circling your answer. There are no right or wrong answers.

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1. I can easily tell if someone else wants to enter a conversation.

strongly agree

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Question 1 of 60

2. I prefer animals to humans.

strongly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 2 of 60

3. I try to keep up with the current trends and fashions.

strongly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 3 of 60

4. I find it difficult to explain to others things that I understand easily, when they don't understand it first time.

strongly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 4 of 60

5. I dream most nights.

strongly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 5 of 60

6. I really enjoy caring for other people.

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strongly disagree

Question 6 of 60

7. I try to solve my own problems rather than discussing them with others.

strongly agree

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slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 7 of 60

8. I find it hard to know what to do in a social situation.

strongly agree

slightly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 8 of 60

9. I am at my best first thing in the morning.

strongly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 9 of 60

10. People often tell me that I went too far in driving my point home in a discussion.

strongly agree

slightly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 10 of 60

11. It doesn't bother me too much if I am late meeting a friend.

strongly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 11 of 60

12. Friendships and relationships are just too difficult, so I tend not to bother with them.

strongly agree

slightly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 12 of 60

13. I would never break a law, no matter how minor.

strongly agree

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slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 13 of 60

14. I often find it difficult to judge if something is rude or polite.

strongly agree

slightly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 14 of 60

15. In a conversation, I tend to focus on my own thoughts rather than on what my listener might be thinking.

strongly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 15 of 60

16. I prefer practical jokes to verbal humour.

strongly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 16 of 60

17. I live life for today rather than the future.

strongly agree

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slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 17 of 60

18. When I was a child, I enjoyed cutting up worms to see what would happen.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 18 of 60

19. I can pick up quickly if someone says one thing but means another.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 19 of 60

20. I tend to have very strong opinions about morality.

strongly agree

slightly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 20 of 60

21. It is hard for me to see why some things upset people so much.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 21 of 60

22. I find it easy to put myself in somebody else's shoes.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 22 of 60

23. I think that good manners are the most important thing a parent can teach their child.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 23 of 60

24. I like to do things on the spur of the moment.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 24 of 60

25. I am good at predicting how someone will feel.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 25 of 60

26. I am quick to spot when someone in a group is feeling awkward or uncomfortable.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 26 of 60

27. If I say something that someone else is offended by, I think that that's their problem, not mine.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 27 of 60

28. If anyone asked me if I liked their haircut, I would reply truthfully, even if I didn't like it.

strongly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 28 of 60

29. I can't always see why someone should have felt offended by a remark.

strongly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 29 of 60

30. People often tell me that I am very unpredictable.

strongly agree

slightly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 30 of 60

31. I enjoy being the center of attention at any social gathering.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 31 of 60

32. Seeing people cry doesn't really upset me.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 32 of 60

33. I enjoy having discussions about politics.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 33 of 60

34. I am very blunt, which some people take to be rudeness, even though this is unintentional.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 34 of 60

35. I don't tend to find social situations confusing.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 35 of 60

36. Other people tell me I am good at understanding how they are feeling and what they are thinking.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 36 of 60

37. When I talk to people, I tend to talk about their experiences rather than my own.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 37 of 60

38. It upsets me to see an animal in pain.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 38 of 60

39. I am able to make decisions without being influenced by people's feelings.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 39 of 60

40. I can't relax until I have done everything I had planned to do that day.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 40 of 60

41. I can easily tell if someone else is interested or bored with what I am saying.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 41 of 60

42. I get upset if I see people suffering on news programs.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 42 of 60

43. Friends usually talk to me about their problems as they say that I am very understanding.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 43 of 60

44. I can sense if I am intruding, even if the other person doesn't tell me.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 44 of 60

45. I often start new hobbies but quickly become bored with them and move on to something else.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 45 of 60

46. People sometimes tell me that I have gone too far with teasing.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 46 of 60

47. I would be too nervous to go on a big rollercoaster.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 47 of 60

48. Other people often say that I am insensitive, though I don't always see why.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 48 of 60

49. If I see a stranger in a group, I think that it is up to them to make an effort to join in.

strongly agree

slightly agree

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strongly disagree

Question 49 of 60

50. I usually stay emotionally detached when watching a film.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 50 of 60

51. I like to be very organized in day to day life and often make lists of the chores I have to do.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 51 of 60

52. I can tune into how someone else feels rapidly and intuitively.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 52 of 60

53. I don't like to take risks.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 53 of 60

54. I can easily work out what another person might want to talk about.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 54 of 60

55. I can tell if someone is masking their true emotion.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 55 of 60

56. Before making a decision I always weigh up the pros and cons.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 56 of 60

57. I don't consciously work out the rules of social situations.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 57 of 60

58. I am good at predicting what someone will do.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 58 of 60

59. I tend to get emotionally involved with a friend's problems.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 59 of 60

60. I can usually appreciate the other person's viewpoint, even if I don't agree with it.

strongly agree

slightly agree

slightly disagree

strongly disagree

Question 60 of 60

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