Self-Monitoring Scale INSTRUCTIONS The statements below concern your personal reactions to a number of situations. No two statements are exactly alike, so consider each statement carefully before answering. If a statement is true or mostly true as applied to you, mark T as your answer. Iff a statement is false or not usually true as applied to you, mark F as your answer. lt is important that you answer as frankly and as honestly as you can. THE SCALE 1. I find it hard to imitate the behavior of other people. 2. My behavior is usually an expression of my true inner feelings, attitudes, and beliefs. 3. At parties and social gatherings, I do not attempt to do or say things that others will like. 4. I can only argue for ideas I already believe. 5. I can make impromptu speeches even on topics about which I have almost no information. 6. I guess I put on a show to impress or entertain people. 7. When I am uncertain how to act in a social situation, I look to the behavior of others for cues. 8. I would probably make a good actor. 9. I rarely need the advice of my friends to choose movies, books, or music. 10. I sometimes appear to others to be experiencing deeper emotions than I actually I am. 11. I laugh more when I watch a comedy with others than when alone. 12. In a group of people I am rarely the center of attention. 13. In different situations and with different people, I often act like very different persons. 14. I am not particularly good at making other people like me. 15. Even if I am not enjoying myself, I often pretend to be having a good time. 16. l m not always the person I appear to be. 17. I would not change my opinions (or the way I do things) in order to please someone else or win their favor. 18. I have considered being an entertainer 19. In order to get along and be liked, I tend to be what people expect me to be rather than anything else. 20. I have never been good at games like charades or improvisational action. 21. I have trouble changing my behavior to suit different people and different situations. 22. At a party, I let others keep the jokes and stories going on. 23. I feel a bit awkward in a company and do now show up quite so well as I should. 24. I can look anyone in the eye and tell a lie with a straight face (if for a right end). 25.I may deceive people by being friendly when I really dislike them. SCORING THE SCALE The scoring key is reproduced below. You should circle your response of true or false each time it corresponds to the keyed response below. Add up the number of responses you circle. This total is your score on the Self-Monitoring Scale. Record your score below. 1. False 2. False 3. False 4. False 5. True 6. True 7. True 8. True 9. False 10. True 11. True 12. False 13. True 14. False 15. True 16. True 17. False 18. True 19. True 20. False 21. False 22.False 23. False 24.Irue 25.True MY SCORE __________________________ WHAT THE SCALE MEASURES Developed by Mark Snyder (1974),the SelfMonitoring (SM) Scale measures the extent to which you consciously employ impression management strategies in social interactions. Basically, the scale assesses the degree to which you manipulate the nonverbal signals that you send to others and the degree to which you adjust your behavior to situational demands. Research shows that some people work harder at managing their public images than do others. In his original study, Snyder (1974) reported very reasonable test-retest reliability (.83 for one month) and, for an initial study, provided ample evidence regarding the scales validity. In assessing the validity of the scale, he found that in comparison to low SM subjects, high SM subjects were rated by peers as being better at emotional self-control and better at figuring out how to behave appropriately in new social situations. Furthermore, Snyder found that stage actors tended to score higher on the scale than 34 undergraduates, as one would expect. Additionally, lckes and Barnes (1977) summarize evidence that high SM people are (1) very sensitive to situational cues, (2) particularly skilled at detecting deception on the part of others, and (3) especially insightful about how to influence the emotions of others. INTERPRETING YOUR SCORE Our norms are based on guidelines provided by lckes and Barnes (1977).The divisions are based on data from 207 undergraduate subjects. NORMS High score: 15-22 Intermediate score: 9-14 Low score: 0-8
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