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Measuring Horizontal and Vertical Individualism-Collectivism Consider the following situations. Place a check next to the response that most closely fits how you would act.
1. You and your friends decided spontaneously to go out to dinner at a restaurant. What do you think is the best way to handle the bill?
A. _________ Split it equally, without regard to who ordered what
B. _________ Split it according to how much each person makes
C. _________ The group leader pays the bill or decides how to split it
D. _________ Compute each person's charge according to what that person ordered
2. Which of these four book topics are you more likely to find interesting?
A. _________ How to make friends
B. _________ How to succeed in business
C. _________ How to make sure you are meeting your obligations
D. _________ How to enjoy yourself inexpensively
3. When you buy clothing for a major social event, you would be most satisfied if ...
A. _________ your friends like it.
B. _________ it is so elegant it will dazzle everyone.
C. _________ your parents like it.
D. _________ you like it.
4. When people ask me about myself, I ...
A. _________ talk about my friends and what we like to do.
B. _________ talk about my accomplishments.
C. _________ talk about my ancestors and their traditions.
D. _________ talk about what makes me unique.
5. Suppose your boyfriend/girlfriend and your parents do not get along very well. What would you do?
A. _________ Tell my boyfriend/girlfriend that he/she should make a greater effort to "fit in with my family"
B. _________ Tell my boyfriend/girlfriend that I need my parents' financial support and he/she should learn to handle them
C. _________ Remind my boyfriend/girlfriend that my parents and family are very important to me and he/she should submit to their wishes
D. _________ Nothing
6. Suppose you had one word to describe yourself. What would it be?
A. _________ Cooperative
B. _________ Competitive
C. C. Dutiful
D. Unique
7. Happiness is attained by ...
A. _________ linking with a lot of friendly people.
B. _________ winning in competition.
C. _________ gaining a lot of status in the community.
D. _________ keeping one's privacy.
8. You are at a pizza restaurant with a group of friends. How should you decide what kind of pizza to order?
A. _________ We select the pizza that most people prefer.
B. _________ We order the most extravagant pizza available.
C. _________ The leader of the group orders for everyone.
D. _________ I order what I like.
Scoring: Indicate the number of times you selected letters A, B, C, and D. The frequency that is the highest represents your general HC, VI, VC, or HI orientation.
A. _________ Horizontal collectivism (HC)
B. _________ Vertical individualism (VI)
C. _________ Vertical collectivism (VC)
D. _________ Horizontal individualism (HI