Originally Posted by
GMK35
What worked for me: Decide which statement is MORE accurate at honestly describing you (even if it’s choosing between the lesser of two evils), and generally stick towards the middle with a lot more “slightly agree” than “strongly agree.” I looked at it as a “mostly agree” for one is also essentially a “mostly disagree” for the opposing statement. So if you’re going to answer “mostly” or “strongly,” then you better be OK with those qualifiers applying to your level of disagreement with the other side. I had way more “slightly agree” then the other options.
I sort of absent mindedly was doing this exact thing for a little over half the test. When I realized I was doing this, figured it must be wrong and started thinking a little harder on peppering in more strongly agree and mostly agree answers when I could. I figured I'd bombed it since over half the test I was doing it 'wrong'. But I did get an interview invite so I guess I did fine. Fwiw, I felt pretty good about how I did on the cog portion.