Test: "Are you an attentive person?"

There are people who are always on the alert - almost nothing can surprise them, stun them, confuse them. Their complete opposite is scattered and inattentive people who get lost in the simplest situations. The proposed test is more of a game than a reason for serious conclusions, but still, maybe it will make you think about something.

1. Do you often lose due to inattention?

a) Yes - 0

b) No - 1

2. Do your friends and acquaintances play pranks on you?

a) Yes - 1

b) No - 0

3. Are you able to do something and at the same time listen to what is being said around you?

a) Yes - 1

b) No - 0

4. Have you ever found keys or money on the street?

a) Yes - 1

b) No - 0

5. Do you watch carefully when you cross the street?

a) Yes - 1

b) No - 0

6. Are you able to remember in detail the movie you watched two days ago?

a) Yes - 1

b) No - 0

7. Does it annoy you when someone interrupts you from reading a book, newspaper, magazine, watching TV, or any other activity?

a) Yes - 0

b) No - 1

8. Do you check the change in the store right at the checkout?

a) Yes - 1

b) No - 0

9. Do you quickly find the right thing in the apartment?

a) Yes - 1

b) No - 0

10. Do you startle if you are suddenly called out on the street?

a) Yes - 0

b) No - 1

11. Do you sometimes mistake one person for another?

a) Yes - 0

b) No - 1

12. Carried away by the conversation, can you skip the stop you need?

a) Yes - 0

b) No - 1

13. Can you, without delay, give the dates of birth of your loved ones?

a) Yes - 1

b) No - 0

14. Do you wake up easily from sleep?

a) Yes - 1

b) No - 0

15. Will you find in big city without outside help, that place (museum, cinema, institution) where you visited once last year?

a) Yes - 1

b) No - 0

Calculation of results:

11 points or more. You are amazingly attentive and perceptive. Such memory and such attentiveness can only be envied.

5 to 10 points. You are attentive enough, do not forget anything important. However, as they say, there is a hole in the old woman - you can forget something, sometimes you show absent-mindedness, which turns into annoying misunderstandings. And yet you are able to concentrate at a crucial moment and prevent any slips.

4 points or less. You are very distracted, and this is the cause of many troubles in your life. When you are reproached for this, you sometimes answer with a smile that you are just dreamy and do not attach any importance to any "trifles". Is it empty? After all, because of your inattention, others endure troubles - which means, for example, forgetting to turn on the water tap or losing something taken from someone rare book. It happens that people even flaunt their absent-mindedness, although, if you look at it, this quality is negative. Of course, often - say, for the elderly - it is subject to us. But in the middle years, and especially in the young, everyone can overcome their inattention, cultivate composure and constantly train their memory.

The test is taken from the encyclopedia of psychological tests Kasyanov S.A.

The test for attention proposed below does not claim to be absolute and categorical in conclusions, although it is capable of making someone look at themselves, at their psychological features more critically, and maybe even think about something.

Answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions:

1. Do you often lose due to inattention?

2. Are you able to do something and at the same time listen to what is being said around you?

3. Do friends and acquaintances play tricks on you (“buy”)?

4. Do you look around carefully when crossing the street?

5. Do you ever find money or keys on the street?

6. Can you remember in detail the movie you watched two days ago?

7. Does it annoy you when someone interrupts you from reading a newspaper, a book, watching a TV show or some other activity?

8. Do you quickly find the right thing at home?

9. Do you check the change in the store right at the checkout?

10. Do you startle if someone suddenly calls out to you on the street?

11. Does it happen that you take one person for another?

12. Being carried away by the conversation, can you skip the stop you need?

13. Can you find in a big city without outside help that place (museum, cinema, institution, shop) where you visited only once last year?

14. Do you wake up easily from sleep?

15. Can you give the dates of birth of your loved ones without delay?

One point is scored for “yes” answers to questions: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 and “no” answers to questions: 1, 7, 10, 11, 12.

Now add up the scores and find out the degree of your attention.

• 11 points or more: you are amazingly attentive, you are simply insightful! One can only envy such memory and such attentiveness - this is not given by nature to everyone. However, perhaps you have achieved such a brilliant result through hard training?

• 5 to 10 points: you are attentive enough, do not forget anything important. However, as they say, there is a hole in the old woman - you can forget something, sometimes you show absent-mindedness, which turns into annoying misunderstandings. And yet you are able to concentrate at a crucial moment, focus and prevent any serious blunder.

• 4 points or less: it seems that you are a very absent-minded person, and this is the cause of many troubles in your life. When you are reproached for this, you sometimes answer with a smile, they say that you are just dreamy or thoughtful and do not attach importance to "all sorts of trifles." Is it just rubbish? Indeed, due to your inattention, various troubles also fall on those around you (what does it mean, for example, to forget to close a water tap or lose a rare book taken from someone, or even completely forget about debts ?!).

It happens that people flaunt their absent-mindedness, although, if you look at it, this quality is negative. Of course, often (not only in the cases mentioned above, but also in older people) it is not subject to people. But here's a middle-aged man, and even more so young man it is quite possible to overcome one's inattention, to cultivate composure, if one is not too lazy to train attention and memory.

If you are still really worried about your attention (and you yourself are not able to do anything), try to seek the advice of a psychologist, and maybe even go to a consultation with a psychotherapist.

There are people who are always on the alert - nothing can surprise them, stun them, confuse them. Their opposite is scattered and inattentive people, lost in the simplest situations.

Answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions:

1. Do you often lose due to inattention?

2 Do your friends and acquaintances play pranks on you?

3. Do you know how to do something and at the same time listen to what is being said around you?

4. Have you ever found money or keys on the street?

5. Do you look around carefully when crossing the street?

6. Are you able to remember in detail the movie you watched two days ago?

7. Does it annoy you when someone interrupts you from reading a book, newspaper, watching TV or any other activity?

8. Do you check the change in the store right at the checkout?

9. Do you quickly find the right thing in the apartment?

10. Do you startle if someone suddenly calls out to you on the street?

11. Do you sometimes mistake one person for another?

12. Having carried away the conversation, can you skip the stop you need?

13. Can you, without delay, give the dates of birth of your loved ones?

14. Do you wake up easily from sleep?

15. Can you find in a big city without outside help that place (museum, cinema, shop, institution) where you visited once last year?

11 points or more. You are amazingly attentive and perceptive. One can only envy such memory and such attentiveness - this is not given to everyone.

5 to 10 points. You are attentive enough, do not forget anything important. However, as they say, there is a hole in the old woman - you can forget something, sometimes you show absent-mindedness, which turns into annoying misunderstandings. And yet you are able to focus at a crucial moment and prevent any slip.

4 points or less. You are very distracted, and this is the cause of many troubles in your life. When you are reproached for this, you sometimes answer with a smile that you are simply dreamy and do not attach importance to any "trifles". Is it empty? After all, because of your inattention, others also endure troubles - what does it mean, for example, to forget to turn off the tap or lose a rare book taken from someone? It happens that people even flaunt their absent-mindedness, although, if you look at it, this quality is negative. Of course, often - say, for the elderly - it is not subject to us. But in mature years, and especially in young ones, everyone can overcome their inattention, cultivate composure and constantly train their memory.