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Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire (MDMQ)

Online test

The Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire is based on the Flinders Questionnaire and identifies four latent variables, or factors, that influence the decision-making process:

  1. Vigilance: This factor reflects a person's tendency toward thorough and careful analysis of information before making a decision. Individuals with high levels of vigilance tend to carefully weigh all aspects of a problem or situation before reaching a final decision.

  2. Buck-Passing: This factor reflects the desire to avoid making a decision or to postpone it for the future. People with a high level of buck-passing may feel uncertainty or fear regarding decision-making and prefer to deflect the responsibility.

  3. Procrastination: This factor reflects the tendency to delay making a decision or putting it off until later. Individuals with high levels of procrastination may be prone to postponing decisions due to indecision, uncertainty, or fear of failure.

  4. Hypervigilance: This factor reflects excessive alertness or a panicked search for a solution under time pressure. People with high levels of hypervigilance may pay too much attention to details and strive for an ideal solution, which can lead to a rushed or stalled decision-making process.

Online test

Instructions:

People differ in the way they make decisions. Please indicate how you personally make decisions—for each question, select the answer that best corresponds to your usual decision-making style.

  1. I often feel as if I have far too little time
  2. I prefer to consider all alternatives
  3. I prefer to leave decision-making to other people
  4. I try to find weaknesses in all alternatives
  5. I spend a lot of time on minor matters before making a main decision
  6. I think through the best way to carry out a decision
  7. Even after making a decision, I postpone putting it into action
  8. When making decisions, I prefer to gather a large amount of information
  9. I avoid making decisions
  10. When I need to make a decision, I wait a long time before starting to think about it
  11. I do not like to take responsibility for making decisions
  12. I try to have a clear idea of my goals before making a choice
  13. The possibility that something small might “go wrong” makes me suddenly change my decision
  14. If a decision can be made by me or someone else, I let the other person do it
  15. When I face a difficult problem, I am usually pessimistic about finding a good solution
  16. I think everything through carefully before making a choice
  17. I do not make decisions unless there is a strong need to do so
  18. I delay making decisions until the last moment
  19. I prefer decisions to be made by those who are better informed than I am
  20. After making a decision, I spend a lot of time convincing myself that it was the right one
  21. I postpone making decisions
  22. I cannot think clearly if I have to make a decision in a hurry