Responses to Diversity

For each of the items below, please choose a whole number ranging from -3 to +3 to indicate how much you agree with the item, according to the following scale:

	strongly disagree strongly agree -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
1. In today's society, it is important that one not be perceived as prejudiced in any manner.
2.  I always express my thoughts and feelings, regardless of how controversial they might be.
3.  I get angry with myself when I have a thought or feeling that might be considered prejudiced.
4. If I were participating in a class discussion and a Black student expressed an opinion with which I disagreed, I would be hesitant to express my own viewpoint.
5. Going through life worrying about whether you might offend someone is just more trouble than it's worth.
6. I feel it's important to behave according to society's standards.	-3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
7. I'm careful not to offend my friends, but I don't worry about offending people I don't know or I don't like.
8. I don't enjoy getting into discussions where the causes for people's behavior are being talked about.
9. I think that it is important to speak one's mind rather than to worry about offending someone.
10. It's never acceptable to express one's prejudices.
11. I feel guilty when I have a negative thought or feeling about a Black person.
12. When speaking to a Black person, it's important to me that he/she not think I'm prejudiced.
13. It bothers me a great deal when I think I've offended someone, so I'm always careful to consider other people's feelings.	-3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
14. If I have a prejudiced thought or feeling, I keep it to myself.
15.  I would never tell jokes that might offend others.
16. I'm not afraid to tell others what I think, even when I know they disagree with me.
17. If someone who made me uncomfortable sat next to me on a bus, I would not hesitate to move to another seat.