- Consider how a high sensation-seeker justifies risky
behavior in a work situation. They will often identify
external challenges that caused them to take a risk. - Reflect on how a high sensation-seeker might approach
choosing a career. Jobs might support high sensation-
seeking directly through the inherent risks or indirectly
by providing time or funds for risky non-work-related
activities.
Discussion Questions- Given the choice between doing something that you
know you can do or something that you aren’t sure you
can do, which would you choose? What aspects of the
job or task, such as the potential to help others or learn
something new, might change your answer? - Everyone has to take risks sometimes and everyone
experiences success and failure sometimes. Think of
a time when a risk that you took led to a failure.
How did you think about that experience at the time?
How did you see your role in the failure? What exter-
nal factors did you identify as contributing to the
situation? - Consider the jobs that you have had in your life and the
activities that you do for pleasure. Is there coherence
between your work life and non-work life? - This chapter presents evidence suggesting that high sen-
sation-seeking CEOs might be more successful. Would
you want to work for a high sensation-seeker?
Chapter 7
Learning Objectives- Consider the “zero risk model”to explain the risk-taking
patterns of a high sensation-seeker. It suggests that high
sensation-seekers do not see their behaviors as overly risky,
but that they may modify their choices if they are presented
with evidence that they are taking too big of a risk. - Understand that high sensation-seekers are particularly
susceptible to a “time-saving bias,” possibly as another
external justification for risky behaviors such as driving
too fast or following other cars too closely.
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