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Capo · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

According to Zuckerman, a person who has a job as a police officer or a race-car driver is:

a. self-actualized
c. sensation seeking.
b. ego dystonic.
d. light headed.

Question 2

Zuckerman used the _____, a 40-item paper and pencil questionnaire as his method of research.

a. Correlation Coefficient Measure
c. Sensation Seeking Scale
b. Scientific Correspondence Scale
d. Group Analysis Survey

ngr69 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: To measure sensation seeking Zuckerman constructed the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS), a 40-item paper-and-pencil questionnaire. When developing this test, he administered it to many people whose behavior corresponded to his definition of sensation seeking. These included people who volunteered for psychological experiments that exposed them to novel experiences and people whose jobs involved physical danger (police officers and race-car drivers).

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: To measure sensation seeking Zuckerman constructed the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS), a 40-item paper-and-pencil questionnaire. When developing this test, he administered it to many people whose behavior corresponded to his definition of sensation seeking.