This episode begins off just a little in another way than others — with a brief quiz, one thing referred to as the Temporary Sensation-Looking for Scale, which is able to inform you whether or not you’re what psychologists name a excessive sensation-seeker or a low sensation-seeker. Learn the next eight statements, after which decide a quantity from 1 to five that corresponds to your stage of settlement, the place 1 is “By no means like me,” 2 is “Not like me,” 3 is “Not sure or each like and never like me,” 4 is “Like me,” and 5 is “Very very similar to me.”
I wish to discover unusual locations.I wish to take off on a visit with no pre-planned routes or timetables.I get stressed once I spend an excessive amount of time alone.I desire associates who’re excitingly unpredictable.I like wild events.I’d like to have new and thrilling experiences, even when they’re unlawful.I wish to attempt bungee leaping.I wish to do scary issues.
Now add up all of the numbers collectively. In the event you scored between 8 and 16, you’re a low sensation-seeker. In the event you scored between 16 and 28, you’re about common for sensation-seeking. In the event you scored over 28, you’re a excessive sensation-seeker.
Right now on the present, I unpack what these classes of character imply with Dr. Kenneth Carter, a scientific psychologist, a professor, and the writer of Buzz!: Contained in the Minds of Thrill-Seekers, Daredevils, and Adrenaline Junkies. Ken explains how sensation-seeking exists on a spectrum between chill seekers, who like security and calm routine, and thrill seekers, who get pleasure from chaos, threat, and novelty. He shares how there are literally 4 elements to excessive sensation-seeking, and which two are likely to get individuals in hassle. And we speak about whether or not being excessive or low sensation-seeking is a matter of nature or nurture, how excessive sensation-seekers fare in romantic relationships and what they need to contemplate in selecting a profession, and what the world’s chill seekers can be taught from its thrill seekers.
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