Re: Sensation Seeking

Thrill and adventure seeking - you score 7 out of 10

This consists of items expressing desires to engage in sports or
activities involving some physical danger or risk such as mountain
climbing, parachute jumping, scuba diving, speeding in a car, etc.
Experience seeking - you score 9 out of 10

This descibes the desire to seek new experiences through the mind and
senses by living in a nonconforming life style with unconventional
friends, and through travel.
Disinhibition - you score 6 out of 10

This describes the need to disinhibit behaviour in the social sphere by
drinking, partying and seeking variety in sexual partners.
Boredom susceptibility - you score 3 out of 10

This indicates an aversion for repetitive experience of any kind,
routine work, or even dull or predictable people. Other items indicate a
restless reaction when things are unchanging.

Your total sensation seeking score is 25 out of 40

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I wasn't crazy about that survey. Often there were two choices of which
neither was close to my personality. It was very black & white, so when
in doubt I erred in the obvious direction of boosting my score.

You can be a thrill seeker without being a sensation seeker. In other
words, you can like adventure sports without necessarily being
interested in illegal drugs or extramarital sex.

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Results
Thrill and adventure seeking - you score 7 out of 10
This consists of items expressing desires to engage in sports or
activities involving some physical danger or risk such as mountain
climbing, parachute jumping, scuba diving, speeding in a car, etc.

Experience seeking - you score 9 out of 10
This descibes the desire to seek new experiences through the mind and
senses by living in a nonconforming life style with unconventional
friends, and through travel.

Disinhibition - you score 6 out of 10
This describes the need to disinhibit behaviour in the social sphere by
drinking, partying and seeking variety in sexual partners.

Boredom susceptibility - you score 2 out of 10
This indicates an aversion for repetitive experience of any kind,
routine work, or even dull or predictable people. Other items indicate a
restless reaction when things are unchanging.

Your total sensation seeking score is 24 out of 40
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I thought this was not a terribly insightful survey. I agree with what
John has said. Also some very exciting, interesting and unconventional
people eshew drugs and alcohol. Look at Frank Zappa, for example.

I also don't think a real thrill seeker would care particularly if the
small craft they took far out to sea was sea worthy or not.

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thrill and adventure seeking- 10/10
experience seeking- 9/10
Disinhibition- 6/10
Boredom susceptibility- 10/10
Overall- 35/40

on the other one i am - spontaneous, fact based, heartfelt, extrovert

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And on the second one I got this:

Section 4: Results
Your answers suggest you are an Introvert, not an Extrovert.
You tend to focus on and get your motivation from your own inner
thoughts and ideas.

Spontaneous, ideas, hearts, and Introvert.

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I scored a whopping 11 out of 40, and I am an introvert. I often try to
avoid people when I'm out unicycling, although I sometimes find myself
feeling coerced to interact with others more than my usual inclination.

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Thrill and adventure seeking - you score 10 out of 10

Experience seeking - you score 10 out of 10

Disinhibition - you score 7 out of 10

Boredom susceptibility - you score 6 out of 10

Your total sensation seeking score is 33 out of 40

It's funny how many of the "I would like to try" questions I've actually
done.

---Nathan

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Results
Thrill and adventure seeking - you score 7 out of 10

This consists of items expressing desires to engage in sports or
activities involving some physical danger or risk such as mountain
climbing, parachute jumping, scuba diving, speeding in a car, etc.
Experience seeking - you score 4 out of 10

This descibes the desire to seek new experiences through the mind and
senses by living in a nonconforming life style with unconventional
friends, and through travel.
Disinhibition - you score 10 out of 10

This describes the need to disinhibit behaviour in the social sphere by
drinking, partying and seeking variety in sexual partners.
Boredom susceptibility - you score 7 out of 10

This indicates an aversion for repetitive experience of any kind,
routine work, or even dull or predictable people. Other items indicate a
restless reaction when things are unchanging.

Your total sensation seeking score is 28 out of 40

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Results:

Thrill and adventure seeking - I scored 10 out of 10

Experience seeking - I scored 9 out of 10

Dis-inhibition - I scored 3 out of 10

Boredom susceptibility - I scored 4 out of 10

My Total score = 26 out of 40

Now I need to see my Therapist... 🙁

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i didnt see where you guys are getting the 1 thu 10 stats.

i got this...

BIG THINKER,COUNSELLOR, GO-GETTER, IDEALIST, INNOVATOR, LEADER,
MASTERMIND, MENTOR, NURTURER, PEACEMAKER, PERFORMER, PROVIDER, REALIST,
RESOLVER, STRATEGIST AND SUPERVISOR.

looks like im a *Mentor* im here for you brotha's and sista's

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jagur wrote:
-" i didnt see where you guys are getting the 1 thu 10 stats. " -

Go here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanb...ion/index.shtml

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Thanks for posting this. I've often wonder what makes on love to ride on
one wheel. Maybe a few less marbles rolling around upstairs, maybe.

This was prett interesting. There's another type of test that might also
be good to see if there are patterns. I have attached links below:

First my scores. Thrill and adventure seeking - you score 6 out of 10

Experience seeking - you score 6 out of 10

Disinhibition - you score 3 out of 10

Boredom susceptibility - you score 4 out of 10

Your total sensation seeking score is 19 out of 40

spontaneous, not planner
ideas, not facts
heads, not hearts
introvert, not extrovert

Other tests:
There’s another class of tests that is frequently used, the Jung type
Meyers Briggs test.
Link to a free test:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

I think it is rigorous and is used often in the psychology industry. I
have found it interesting and useful to know my type: INTP, or
Introvert, Intuitive, Thinking and Perceiving (as opposed to Extrovert,
sensing, Feeling, and Judging).

The site is here with personality characteristics:

http://www.typelogic.com/intp.html
I also tried to attach working links. We shall see if they work!

[URL=http://www.typelogic.com/intp.html][URL=http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp]


Have fun!
Blake


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Thrill and adventure seeking - you score 10 out of 10

Experience seeking - you score 2 out of 10

Disinhibition - you score 5 out of 10

Boredom susceptibility - you score 4 out of 10

Your total sensation seeking score is 21 out of 40

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johnfoss said:

*You can be a thrill seeker without being a sensation seeker. In other
words, you can like adventure sports without necessarily being
interested in illegal drugs or extramarital sex.*

that's exactly what I thought while taking the test....I don't do drugs
OR have sex, or anything like that, but I do like to go find new ways of
hurting myself, unicycling included.

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Quoted message said:

You can be a thrill seeker without being a sensation seeker. In other
words, you can like adventure sports without necessarily being
interested in illegal drugs or extramarital sex.

And I think that this is what most of the results are showing. Also that
the people who have replied are mostly introverts.

A few points of interest regarding the Zuckerman test are:
1. I agree that some of the options aren't going to be exactly you -
such is the nature of these kinds of tests.
2. Also this is a validated test used by psychologists - researchers if
not clinical psychologists.

It was a bit of fun and thanks to all those who joined in.

Cathy

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Thrill and adventure seeking - you score 8 out of 10
Experience seeking - you score 7 out of 10
Disinhibition - you score 5 out of 10
Boredom susceptibility - you score 5 out of 10

Your total sensation seeking score is 25 out of 40

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Results

Thrill and adventure seeking - you score 10 out of 10

Experience seeking - you score 10 out of 10

Disinhibition - you score 7 out of 10

Boredom susceptibility - you score 7 out of 10

Your total sensation seeking score is 34 out of 40

I seem to have done a lot of the "I would like trys" aswell

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Quoted message said:

Results
Thrill and adventure seeking - you score 8 out of 10
Experience seeking - you score 9 out of 10
Disinhibition - you score 8 out of 10
Boredom susceptibility - you score 5 out of 10

Your total sensation seeking score is 30 out of 40

this one really threw me as i was getting more and more convinced that i
was indeed fast becoming a boring old fart while doing the test

according to the other one, i'm an 'innovator', which sounds like the
title of a reality TV-show hosted by Richard Branson

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Thrill and adventure seeking - you score 8 out of 10

Experience seeking - you score 4 out of 10

Disinhibition - you score 1 out of 10

Boredom susceptibility - you score 3 out of 10

Your total sensation seeking score is 16 out of 40

and the next part:

Your answers suggest you are a Realist

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total scor 34 of 40

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