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I am writing my final university paper, and I need your help. Please fill in this questionnaire: it will take 5 minutes of your time, and it will help me very much
If you have any questions, please ask per PM. I'm a regular on 'Poly, and I check them every day.
The following questions will be useful to my studies in political sciences, as they will help me understand the political personality of the members of the Civ-community. Since some questions are quite personal, I will strongly care for your anonymity: your names or screen names will not figure in any way on the result table. You may reply to these questions directly in this thread, or you may reply per PM if you wish. Thank you for your cooperation
I will start by asking a few questions about you:
1. How old are you? (in years)
2. What is your country?
3. Please indicate how much you agree to the following statements, with the following standardized answers:
A. I often wish I could act free and easy with the people who count.
B. I wish I could be as carefree about my actions as others are
C. I hate to have to tell other people what to do
D. I would rather not have very much responsibility for other people.
E. When I disagree with people, it turns out later that I was in the right.
F. I dislike to have to talk in front of a group of people.
G. I doubt whether I would make a good leader.
I will now ask questions about your understanding of politics.
4. Please indicate how much you agree to the following statements, with the following standardized answers:
A. Sometimes politics and government seem so complicated that a person like me cannot really understand what is going on
B. I can understand and evaluate important political issues well.
C. I trust that I can take an active part in a group that is concerned with political issues.
5. Here is a list with statements concerning the relations among social groups. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following Statements.
A. To Compromise with political adversaries is dangerous because it frequently leads to the betrayal of ones own side.
B. The general welfare and interests of my country are seriously endangered by the continual clash of and demands posed by interest groups
C. Even if one is right in a controversy, one should look for a compromise.
D. It will always be necessary to have a few strong, able individuals who know how to take charge.
E. A country’s general welfare should always override special interests of groups and organizations.
F. An intense discussion or controversy is often necessary in order to arrive at a workable policy compromise.
6. How much do you trust other people?
7. More specifically how much you trust or distrust the citizens of your country to support the right policies in the following areas?
A. Economic policy
B. Foreign policy
C. Law and justice
D. Social and welfare policy
8. Have you ever participated in a Democracy Game? (Yes / No)
The following questions are now only aimed at those who have participated to Democracy Game(s). If you have never taken part to one, you are now done with my questions. Thank you for your replies
9. How long have you taken part to Democracy Game(s) ? (in years)
10. Could you please list all the Democracy Games you are, or have been, part of?
11. Here is a list of the activities a member of a Democracy Game can indulge in. Please tell me how frequently you do the following:
A. Reading the Democracy Game forum
B. Participating in the discussions
C. Voting
D. Holding a position in the “Government”
12. Would you please summarize your experience about the scope of conflicts of interests in the Democracy Game by selecting the statement which most accurately reflects your experience?
A. Consensus among groups is the rule; serious conflicts rarely occur.
B. Consensus is more typical, although there are some serious conflicts
C. Serious conflict of interest is far more typical, but there is some shared interest
D. Serious conflict is the rule; there is hardly any shared interest among groups.
13. How much do you trust other Democracy Game players?
14. Please tell me how much you trust or distrust your fellow members of a Democracy Game to support the right in-game policies.
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A. Economy and city planning
B. Diplomacy and war
C. Selecting science and governments
Thank you very much for your time!
I am writing my final university paper, and I need your help. Please fill in this questionnaire: it will take 5 minutes of your time, and it will help me very much
If you have any questions, please ask per PM. I'm a regular on 'Poly, and I check them every day.The following questions will be useful to my studies in political sciences, as they will help me understand the political personality of the members of the Civ-community. Since some questions are quite personal, I will strongly care for your anonymity: your names or screen names will not figure in any way on the result table. You may reply to these questions directly in this thread, or you may reply per PM if you wish. Thank you for your cooperation
I will start by asking a few questions about you:
1. How old are you? (in years)
2. What is your country?
3. Please indicate how much you agree to the following statements, with the following standardized answers:
| Agree Strongly | Disagree strongly | |||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
A. I often wish I could act free and easy with the people who count.
B. I wish I could be as carefree about my actions as others are
C. I hate to have to tell other people what to do
D. I would rather not have very much responsibility for other people.
E. When I disagree with people, it turns out later that I was in the right.
F. I dislike to have to talk in front of a group of people.
G. I doubt whether I would make a good leader.
I will now ask questions about your understanding of politics.
4. Please indicate how much you agree to the following statements, with the following standardized answers:
| Agree Strongly | Disagree strongly | |||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
A. Sometimes politics and government seem so complicated that a person like me cannot really understand what is going on
B. I can understand and evaluate important political issues well.
C. I trust that I can take an active part in a group that is concerned with political issues.
5. Here is a list with statements concerning the relations among social groups. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following Statements.
| Agree Strongly | Disagree strongly | |||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
A. To Compromise with political adversaries is dangerous because it frequently leads to the betrayal of ones own side.
B. The general welfare and interests of my country are seriously endangered by the continual clash of and demands posed by interest groups
C. Even if one is right in a controversy, one should look for a compromise.
D. It will always be necessary to have a few strong, able individuals who know how to take charge.
E. A country’s general welfare should always override special interests of groups and organizations.
F. An intense discussion or controversy is often necessary in order to arrive at a workable policy compromise.
6. How much do you trust other people?
| Trust very much | No trust at all | |||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
7. More specifically how much you trust or distrust the citizens of your country to support the right policies in the following areas?
| Trust very much | No trust at all | |||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
A. Economic policy
B. Foreign policy
C. Law and justice
D. Social and welfare policy
8. Have you ever participated in a Democracy Game? (Yes / No)
The following questions are now only aimed at those who have participated to Democracy Game(s). If you have never taken part to one, you are now done with my questions. Thank you for your replies
9. How long have you taken part to Democracy Game(s) ? (in years)
10. Could you please list all the Democracy Games you are, or have been, part of?
11. Here is a list of the activities a member of a Democracy Game can indulge in. Please tell me how frequently you do the following:
| Often | Never | |||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
A. Reading the Democracy Game forum
B. Participating in the discussions
C. Voting
D. Holding a position in the “Government”
12. Would you please summarize your experience about the scope of conflicts of interests in the Democracy Game by selecting the statement which most accurately reflects your experience?
A. Consensus among groups is the rule; serious conflicts rarely occur.
B. Consensus is more typical, although there are some serious conflicts
C. Serious conflict of interest is far more typical, but there is some shared interest
D. Serious conflict is the rule; there is hardly any shared interest among groups.
13. How much do you trust other Democracy Game players?
| Trust very much | No trust at all | |||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
14. Please tell me how much you trust or distrust your fellow members of a Democracy Game to support the right in-game policies.
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| Trust very much | No trust at all | |||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
A. Economy and city planning
B. Diplomacy and war
C. Selecting science and governments
Thank you very much for your time!
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