Amherst College Amherst College
2007 Freshman Survey
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42. Do you give the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) permission to include your ID number should your college request the data for additional research analyses? HERI maintains strict standards of confidentiality and would require your college to sign a pledge of confidentiality.
PERMIT07 2 Yes
PERMIT07 1 No

Questions from Amherst

The last section contains a series of statements about your personal attitudes and traits. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each statement.

  Disagree Strongly Disagree Moderately Neither Agree Nor Disagree Agree Moderately Agree Strongly
1. When I make plans, I am certain I can make them work. OPTQ0701 1 OPTQ0701 2 OPTQ0701 3 OPTQ0701 4 OPTQ0701 5
2. It is difficult for me to make new friends. OPTQ0702 1 OPTQ0702 2 OPTQ0702 3 OPTQ0702 4 OPTQ0702 5
3. If I can't do a job the first time, I keep trying until I can. OPTQ0703 1 OPTQ0703 2 OPTQ0703 3 OPTQ0703 4 OPTQ0703 5
4. I do not handle myself well in social gatherings. OPTQ0704 1 OPTQ0704 2 OPTQ0704 3 OPTQ0704 4 OPTQ0704 5
5. If something looks too complicated, I will not even bother to try it. OPTQ0705 1 OPTQ0705 2 OPTQ0705 3 OPTQ0705 4 OPTQ0705 5
6. I have acquired my friends through my personal abilities at making friends. OPTQ0706 1 OPTQ0706 2 OPTQ0706 3 OPTQ0706 4 OPTQ0706 5
7. I do not seem capable of dealing with most problems that come up in my life. OPTQ0707 1 OPTQ0707 2 OPTQ0707 3 OPTQ0707 4 OPTQ0707 5
8. When I set important goals for myself, I usually achieve them. OPTQ0708 1 OPTQ0708 2 OPTQ0708 3 OPTQ0708 4 OPTQ0708 5
9. When trying to learn something new, I soon give up if I am not initially successful. OPTQ0709 1 OPTQ0709 2 OPTQ0709 3 OPTQ0709 4 OPTQ0709 5
  Disagree Strongly Disagree Moderately Neither Agree Nor Disagree Agree Moderately Agree Strongly
10. When I'm trying to become friends with someone who seems uninterested at first, I don't give up very easily. OPTQ0710 1 OPTQ0710 2 OPTQ0710 3 OPTQ0710 4 OPTQ0710 5
11. I avoid trying to learn new things when they look too difficult. OPTQ0711 1 OPTQ0711 2 OPTQ0711 3 OPTQ0711 4 OPTQ0711 5
12. When unexpected problems occur, I handle them well. OPTQ0712 1 OPTQ0712 2 OPTQ0712 3 OPTQ0712 4 OPTQ0712 5
13. I give up easily. OPTQ0713 1 OPTQ0713 2 OPTQ0713 3 OPTQ0713 4 OPTQ0713 5
14. If I see someone I would like to meet, I go to that person instead of waiting for him or her to come to me. OPTQ0714 1 OPTQ0714 2 OPTQ0714 3 OPTQ0714 4 OPTQ0714 5
15. I feel insecure about my ability to do things. OPTQ0715 1 OPTQ0715 2 OPTQ0715 3 OPTQ0715 4 OPTQ0715 5
16. When I have something unpleasant to do, I stick to it until I finish it. OPTQ0716 1 OPTQ0716 2 OPTQ0716 3 OPTQ0716 4 OPTQ0716 5
17. If I meet someone interesting who is very hard to make friends with, I'll soon stop trying to make friends with that person. OPTQ0717 1 OPTQ0717 2 OPTQ0717 3 OPTQ0717 4 OPTQ0717 5
18. Failure just makes me try harder. OPTQ0718 1 OPTQ0718 2 OPTQ0718 3 OPTQ0718 4 OPTQ0718 5

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