Chapter 14, Problem 9RQ

Summary Introduction

To distinguish:

Between good and bad sensation-seeking.

Introduction:

Sensation-seeking is defined as a need or desire to experience different, new and complicated sensations and the readiness to seek those sensations by taking risks. Marvin Zuckerman in his sensation seeking scale identified the four components. They include seeking thrilling experiences, seeking new experiences, avoiding monotonous experiences and engaging in disinhibition.