Buzz Inside the Minds of Thrill-Seekers

My Score

(1 to 5)

1. I would like to explore strange places.


2. I would like to take off on a trip with no pre-
   planned routes or timetables.
   Add up your scores from statements 1 and 2
   and write the total in the box on the right

ES Score

3. I get restless when I spend too much time alone.


4. I prefer friends who are excitingly
   unpredictable.
   Add up your scores from statements 3 and 4
   and write the total in the box on the right

BS Score

5. I like wild parties.


6. I would love to have new and exciting
   experiences, even if they are illegal.
   Add up your scores from statements 5 and 6
   and write the total in the box on the right

DIS Score

7. I would like to try bungee jumping.


8. I would like to do frightening things.
   Add up your scores from statements 7 and 8
   and write the total in the box on the right

TAS Score

Add ES + BS + DIS + TAS

Total Sensation-Seeking Score

Adapted from Hoyle, R. H., Stephenson, M. T., Palmgreen, P., Lorch, E. P., &

Donohew, R. L. (2002). Reliability and validity of a brief measure of sensation

seeking.Personality & Individual Differences, 32, 401–414. Copyright (2002), with

permission from Elsevier.

Zuckerman’s way of looking at sensation-seeking isn’t bad

when you weigh all of this against what other theories have to offer.

What’s more, it’s a body of work that has withstood the test of time

and scientific scrutiny. Zuckerman was one of the first scientists to

attempt to identify and understand the high sensation-seeking

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