Citation

Zaleski Z. Pers. Individ. Dif. 1984; 5(5): 609-611.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0191-8869(84)90040-0

PMID

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Abstract

The Zuckerman Sensation-seeking Scale (SSS) was administered to 190 men and 197 women, who were also asked to choose 5 pictures out of a group of 21. Seven of these pictures had been rated as emotionally positive, 7 as emotionally neutral and 7 as emotionally negative. Choices of the high and low sensation-seeking groups were compared, and it was found that the high sensation-seekers had a stronger preference for the negative stimuli than the lows, and the low sensation-seekers had a stronger preference for the positive stimuli than the highs. The results are discussed in terms of optimum level of arousal.