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Morningness – Eveningness Scale

Read each question carefully. Select the most appropriate answer and note the corresponding value next to it.

Considering only your own 'feeling best' rhythm, at what time would you get up if you were entirely free to plan your day?
Considering only your own 'feeling best' rhythm, at what time would you go to bed if you were entirely free to plan your evening?
If there is a specific time at which you have to get up in the morning, to what extent are you dependent on being woken up by an alarm clock?
Assuming adequate environmental conditions, how easy do you find getting up in the mornings?
How alert do you feel during the first half hour after having woken in the mornings?
How is your appetite during the first half-hour after having woken in the mornings?
During the first half-hour after having woken in the morning, how tired do you feel?
When you have no commitments the next day, at what time do you go to bed compared to your usual bedtime?
You have decided to engage in some physical exercise. A friend suggests that you do this one hour twice a week and the best time for him is between 7:00-8:00am. Bearing in mind nothing else but your own 'feeling best' rhythm, how do you think you would perform?
At what time in the evening do you feel tired and as a result in need of sleep?
You wish to be at your peak performance for a test which you know is going to be mentally exhausting and lasting for two hours. You are entirely free to plan your day and considering only your own 'feeling best' rhythm, which ONE of the four testing times would you choose?
If you went to bed at 11:00pm at what level of tiredness would you be?
For some reason you have gone to bed several hours later than usual, but there is no need to get up at any particular time the next morning. Which ONE of the following events are your most likely to experience?
One night you have to remain awake between 4-6am in order to carry out a night watch. You have no commitments the next day. Which ONE of the following alternatives will suit you best?
You have to do two hours of hard physical work. You are entirely free to plan your day and considering only your own 'feeling best' rhythm, which ONE of the following times would you choose?
You have decided to engage in some physical exercise. A friend suggests that you do this one hour twice a week and the best time for him is between 10:00-11:00pm. Bearing in mind nothing else but your own 'feeling best' rhythm, how do you think you would perform?
Suppose that you can choose your own work hours. Assume that you worked a FIVE hour day (including breaks) and that your job was interesting and paid by results. Which FIVE CONSECUTIVE HOURS would you select?
At what time of the day do you think that you reach your 'feeling best' peak?
One hears about 'morning' and 'evening' types of people. Which of these types do you consider yourself to be ?

Results

Definite morning type70-86
Moderate morning type59-69
Neither type42-58
Moderate evening type31-41
Definite evening type16-30

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