I slightly disagree with the previous speaker.
The fundamental attribution error, as I understand it, is that one person perceives the behavior of another as due to internal, personal characteristics rather than external, situational influences. Conversely, one tends to regard one's own behavior as conditioned by the situation, and not by personality traits. (There are a lot of interesting things in fact, if you are interested - read it.)
That is, it seems to be on topic, but it seems not quite. Because in the same situation, people with different personal characteristics will act differently - and here it doesn’t matter whether they evaluate themselves, or someone looks at them from the outside, and what they / other people think caused their act. They simply act according to the circumstances _and_ in accordance with their personal characteristics. Some run away, some attack. Someone will allow to kill their loved ones, someone will die himself. Someone will stand up for a girl on the street, while someone's heels will only sparkle)
Although it is impossible to argue with the fact that even God's dandelion in everyday life will be able to brutally dismember the offender in some extreme and life-threatening (his or his loved ones) situation. And some brutal macho will describe himself and faint. Depends, as they say.
Now to the body of the question, as far as I understood it.
I have not seen any serious questionnaires directly on given topic(I do not take into account any magazine and Internet public tests for 10 questions). Although I have no doubt that something similar exists in forensic science and psychiatry.
However, there are excellent, highly valid personality questionnaires that will help identify features that, let's say, make it easier for a person to kill.
(Everything is hidden, but adapted to this context)
1. Methodology multivariate study R. Cattell's personality (16-factor personality questionnaire).
Factor -C (emotional instability). Is common integral part all pathological abnormalities: neurosis, psychopathy, alcoholism, that is, those people who are in the "risk group". Factor G (susceptibility to feelings - high awareness of behavior). Extremely low G indicates a serious lack of internal regulators of behavior and, therefore, a tendency towards sociopathy. The severity of the tendencies will depend on whether the person develops out-of-control behavior. The possibility of such behavior is confirmed by other factors: + H (courage), + E (independence), + F (carelessness), -O (self-confidence), -Q3 (lack of self-control). A person with a low score on the G factor does not feel any guilt for violating the rules and social norms. The combination of -G (unprincipled) and -O (self-confident) is often found in people with sociopathic tendencies. Low scores on the factor E (compliance) indicate a tendency to influence manipulation, statements; low scores according to factor Q2 (dependence on the group) - about lack of independence in decision-making and dependence on social approval. That is, if, in principle, unacceptable behavior for a person is approved significant group or personality, it will become acceptable.
2. Minnesota Multidimensional Personality Inventory (MMPI). It is especially necessary to pay attention to the "boundary" profile (profiles with their most high points reach 70-73 T, and the rest of the scales for the most part are not lower than 54 T), a “highly located” profile (profile peaks significantly exceed 70 T) and “floating” (many profile scales are significantly increased). Particular attention can be paid to the scales of hysteria (third scale), psychopathy (fourth scale), paranoia (sixth scale), schizophrenia (eighth scale) and hypomania (ninth scale).
3. Methodology for identifying the locus of personality control. Locus of control is a theoretical concept of J. Rotter's personality model. An individual's belief that his behavior is determined primarily either by himself (internal locus of control) or by his environment and circumstances (external locus of control). Being formed in the process of socialization, the locus of control becomes a stable personal quality. It is shown that people with an internal locus of control are more self-confident, consistent and persistent in achieving their goals, prone to introspection, balanced, sociable, friendly and independent. The propensity for an external locus of control, on the contrary, manifests itself along with such traits as lack of confidence in one's abilities, imbalance, anxiety, suspicion, conformity, aggressiveness, shifting the blame onto another person, and external circumstances.
4. Methodology for diagnosing the degree of willingness to risk Schubert. High rates of risk propensity (above 20 points) indicate that out of two ways of acting - safe and dangerous, a person is more likely to choose a dangerous way, and it is possible that this way actions will go against social norms.
5. Methodology for diagnosing the need in search of sensations M. Zuckerman. High level needs for sensations (11-18 points) indicates a desire to get new, “sharp” sensations, which can provoke a person to participate in risky activities.
6. Multilevel personal questionnaire "Adaptiveness" (MLO - AM) A.G. Maklakova and S.V. Chermyanina. You can pay attention to the scale of "moral normativity".
7. Method "Value Orientations" by M. Rokeach will reveal the value priorities of the individual, the leading motives.
NOTE: All this is my humble opinion, not supported by personal practice and may not correspond to reality. It just became interesting to study this issue a little.
Find out if you are capable of killing!
1. You are quite cruel, but also cautious. Conscience always guides your actions. In self-defense, you can probably kill to protect yourself.
2. You are truly ruthless. You are not tormented by doubts of conscience. You will do almost anything to make your desires come true. It would be more correct to say that usually your personal and financial well-being is more important to you than the well-being and health of other people. You are capable of murder.
3. In your case, everything is simple. You are incapable of killing. Except by inadvertence.
4. You are highly intelligent. The intellectual level of some representatives of your type can reach 145 IQ points, which is recognized as the threshold of genius (the intelligence of one of the serial killers, Edmund Kemper, is recognized as equal to 150 IQ points, he now works very successfully in cooperation with the police and helps them in the calculation of criminals). You can kill a person, but only in a state of passion.
6. You can commit a crime for pleasure. Murder can be a way to meet your needs. You see the victim as an object necessary to please.
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The question "Am I capable of murder?" - one of the most difficult that any person sets for himself. Choose the tree you like best and find out if you are capable of killing!
1. You are quite cruel, but also cautious.
Conscience always guides your actions. In self-defense, you can probably kill to protect yourself.
2. You are truly ruthless. You are not tormented by doubts of conscience.
You will do almost anything to make your desires come true. It would be more correct to say that usually your personal and financial well-being is more important to you than the well-being and health of other people.
You are capable of murder. Here's what you can say based on your choice. If you had doubts when choosing this tree, then choose another one that caught your attention.
3. In your case, everything is simple. You are incapable of killing. Except by inadvertence.
4. You are highly intelligent.
The intellectual level of some representatives of your type can reach 145 IQ points, which is recognized as the threshold of genius.
The intelligence of one of the serial killers, Edmund Kemper, is recognized as equal to 150 IQ points. Now he works very successfully in cooperation with the police and helps them in the calculation of criminals.
You can kill a person, but only in a state of passion.
5. You can't be considered cruel.
Your attitude to life is determined by decency and humane principles. Basically, you are incapable of killing.
6. You can commit a crime for pleasure.
Murder can be a way to meet your needs. You see the victim as an object necessary to please.
7. You can commit murder for material gain.
Material and personal gain are the main motives for murder for you.Basically your type consists of women. Moreover, they kill mainly with the help of poison or potent drugs, which in large doses cause death.
However, among such criminals, there are quite often men who can use other methods to kill.
19.07.2013
Quiz Are you capable of killing a person?
Despite the fact that the test is decorated with cartoons, it is quite serious.The question "Am I capable of murder?" - one of the most difficult that any person sets for himself. Unlike other tests - there is no need to answerquestions based on the “first thing that comes to mind” principle. On the contrary, before giving an answer, it is worth thinking seriously.
1. In your nightmares usually you:
a) Dying - 3
b) Kill - Oh
c) Your death occurs as a result of an accident or natural disaster - 2
2. Would you agree to kill a person for money?
a) If I or my family urgently need money, then I have to take a risk - 3
b) Only with the guarantee of my complete impunity - 2
c) Only if it's a really bad person - 1
d) would not agree - O
3. Would you agree to kill for 10 million rubles? They will be paid to you immediately, a finished bastard is waiting for his death, nothing threatens you for his murder, everyone will only say thank you.
a) Yes, I would agree - 2
b) I would agree, but for 20 million - 3
c) If he is really a bastard and everyone will only say thank you ... We need to think - 1
d) Would not agree for any money - 0
4. What happens to a person's soul after death?
a) Continues to live - 0
b) Life after death - nonsense - 2
5. Do murderers deserve the death penalty?
a) Of course, he who takes the life of a person is not worthy to live. In addition, the killer is dangerous - 2
b) The society should condemn and instruct on the true path. But it has no right to kill, even for an encroachment on human life - 0
6. In which of these cases can you definitely kill a person?
a) In case of a threat to my life or the life of a loved one - 1
b) When it is necessary to avenge the death of a loved one - 2
c) When he did me a lot of harm - 3
d) I try not to think about it - 0
7. What do you do if you see a person lying on a busy street?
a) I definitely rush to help - 0
b) I study the person lying at a distance and, if I come to the conclusion that he is drunk, I will go about my business - 1
c) I will pass by - let the relevant services deal with it - 2
d) If I lie down, they won’t help me either, why should I help everyone? - 3
8. Did you ever kill animals as a child?
b) Killing a rat, a stray cat or a pigeon is a common childish prank - 2
9. Once in the cemetery, how do you feel?
a) Interest, I am curious to look at the monuments and the signs on them - 3
b) I'm creepy from the cemetery situation - 2
c) I am tormented by my conscience that I have not been to the graves of loved ones for a long time - 0
d) I perform the necessary rituals so as not to think about sad things -1
10. How do you feel about euthanasia (“lethal injection” for terminally ill patients)?
a) negative; only God can take life from a person - 0
b) I don't want to think about it - 1
c) Why prolong the suffering of the unfortunate? Deadly ill, I would also ask to put me to sleep - 3
Answers to the test "Are you able to kill a person"?
5 points or less. You will not kill anyone and never - this is a principled position. You clearly know that there is nothing more valuable than human life. That's why you condemn murderers death penalty and euthanasia. Apparently, you are a very correct or religious person, to whom many go for advice in a difficult situation. But there are questions that even you can not give a definite answer. For example, what to do with a serial killer who acted with particular cruelty and caused grief to dozens of people who lost their loved ones7
11-15 points. Perhaps you like dark humor and horror films, as well as dark music. In your opinion, death is shrouded in some specific mystery, and you are drawn to solve it. But this does not mean at all that you are ready to kill a person. This behavior is typical of young people who have not yet had to face death or experience the loss of a loved one. Over time, the trappings of death will surely cease to amuse you.
16-20 points. You have a keen sense of justice. And at the same time, a great resentment against society is dormant. Many people annoy you, and you sometimes find yourself standing in line, mentally sorting the crowd into those who, in your opinion, deserve to live and who do not. It would hardly occur to you to carry out this "sentence" yourself, but people like you are easy to manipulate. Be careful: you can become a victim of unscrupulous people who will be able to develop your careless ideas and tell you the "easy" way to solve problems. This may be, for example, a politician who will lead you to the barricades to fight against dissidents. human life you obviously do not consider the main value of the world. The question is important for you: whose life is this? Only then are you ready to evaluate whether a person has a right to exist in your society.
21 points or more. It is better to stay away from you - you have preserved the spirit of our distant ancestors who hunted mammoths and fiercely fought with foreign tribes. Man is a cruel predator, and you are not going to resist nature. Therefore, you can achieve great success in society. But hot blood often plays a cruel joke with you. You are capable of killing, but, fortunately, you do not have to kill - modern civilization offers many ways to release your energy. For example, computer games, paintball clubs where you can "kill" enemies with paintballs, and other entertainment.
