How is the statement 'You don't like the sound of silence. You would prefer to have some background music or other noises over silence' classified in the self-assessment?

• A. The statement is nothing like me
• B. I am unsure
• C. The statement is very much like me
• D. The statement is somewhat like me

Answer: (A)

In self-assessment items, you rate how well a statement describes your own behavior or preferences. This one says you don’t like silence and would rather have background noise. If your usual experience is to be comfortable with silence or to work best in quiet, this statement doesn’t match you at all. The appropriate choice is the one that indicates it doesn’t describe you, since you don’t relate to preferring noise over silence. Only if you truly prefer noise would the statement fit you to some degree; otherwise, you’d mark that it’s nothing like you.