Expect much student involvement and enjoyment of this self-assessment exercise. After students have scored themselves, it's useful to: 

1. By a show of hands, determine (and write on the board) the number of Type A's, B's, and X's. Also, consider by vote, the gender split on Type A behavior (how many men compared to women are Type A's).

2. Pose some interesting questions to students: 

1) Does Type A-ness change over time? Some studies indicate yes. What factors may account for change as one gets older? 

2) What's the relationship between individual performance and Type A and B behavior patterns? Look to Lecture Idea #2 for a brief summary of research findings on this question. 

3) Each student has an idea of their behavior pattern based on their score. What would they ideally like to be? (More A-like, B-like or no different from their present behavior patterns?).