When two people want different things, do you press your case, investigate the difference, trade concessions, give way or step back? You may use several approaches without noticing what makes you switch. Explore the choices behind your response to an everyday disagreement.
Take the free Conflict Response Test: 45 original questions exploring 5 separate areas. The questionnaire and basic information are free.
Explore the differences behind your answers
Five areas describe reported approaches to a disagreement: pressing a position, working through both sides, exchanging concessions, giving priority to the other person and stepping back. No single approach suits every issue, relationship or time limit. The questionnaire explores tendencies in ordinary situations rather than predicting another person’s behaviour or deciding who was right.
Think of an ordinary recent situation rather than the answer you believe you should give. The same overall impression can come from very different choices. Keeping the areas separate allows you to compare the parts of your profile without forcing every answer into one description.
What the 45 questions explore
Pressing your position
This area explores pushing for the outcome you prefer and making your own position prominent. It includes holding a line, arguing a case and resisting an arrangement that gives less weight to your priority. A higher score does not establish aggression, and a lower score does not mean your needs are unimportant.
Working through both sides
This area explores asking what matters to each person and developing an option that addresses the underlying concerns. It includes clarification and revising an initial proposal. Collaboration can take time and willingness from more than one person; endorsing this approach does not guarantee a solution that fully satisfies everyone.
Exchanging concessions
This area concerns accepting a partial outcome in exchange for movement from the other person. It explores splitting differences, trading preferences and making a workable agreement within limits. Compromise is different from discovering a new solution that meets both concerns fully; it usually involves deciding what each person can give up.
Giving the other preference priority
This area explores letting the other person’s preferred outcome take precedence, often to support the relationship, respect their greater stake or reduce tension. It includes both comfortable flexibility and choices that may deserve a closer look afterward. A score cannot determine whether a particular concession was freely chosen or worthwhile.
Stepping back from the issue
This area concerns postponing, withdrawing from or reducing engagement with a disagreement. It includes waiting for a better moment and leaving an uncomfortable topic alone. Stepping back can serve different purposes; the score does not establish whether a pause helped, whether the issue returned or whether avoiding it created a later cost.
A report built around your responses
The detailed report follows your actual selections. Each area receives its own score and interpretation, and every saved answer remains available to review. You can compare what stands out, where your responses are more mixed and which statements explain a difference between two areas.
Reading the explanation alongside the answer review matters. Two people can reach a similar score through different responses. The questionnaire organises the experiences or positions you select; it does not supply the circumstances of your life or decide what other people think.
How to take the test
Think about ordinary disagreements over priorities, shared tasks or decisions in recent months. Answer about how you usually respond when people want different things, rather than an extreme situation or a single memorable argument. Choose how strongly each statement describes you. Some statements point in the opposite direction, so consider them separately. There are 45 statements and five response options. Allow around 5-8 minutes.
Read each sentence on its own terms. Some statements point in the opposite direction, so selecting the same option automatically will not express a consistent position. If a statement feels difficult, consider one real example and choose the option closest to your usual response or view.
Free basic information and optional detailed analysis
You can complete the questionnaire and read the basic information without making a purchase. If you want to explore the detail, the optional report opens all 5 area scores, the interpretations matched to them, a complete review of your 45 answers and practical reflection prompts.
Your purchase also includes the downloadable personal report and the companion e-book Five Ways through a Disagreement. One optional payment unlocks this additional material. There is no recurring plan.
Understand the scoring
Each area summarises responses to its own statements on a 0-100 scale. The values do not add to 100 and do not tell you what percentage of people are like you. The explanation in the full report shows how points are calculated and how to read the descriptive ranges.
This version uses original Mind Indicator questions. Research in the bibliography provides background for the topic. Published questionnaires and their population norms have not been copied or applied to the new statements.
Questions before you begin
How long does it take?
Allow about 5-8 minutes for 45 statements. You can take the time you need to read them carefully.
Do I need to choose an identity or label first?
No. Answer the statements separately. Your report compares the areas and keeps the underlying responses visible, so an existing label does not need to decide your choices.
What makes the detailed report personal?
Your selections determine the score and interpretation in each area. The full answer review lets you follow the connection from an individual statement to the summary rather than relying only on a general description.
