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Development of a sensation-seeking scale.

Marvin Zuckerman, Elizabeth A. Kolin, Leah Price, Ina Zoob

Journal of Consulting Psychology · 1964 · 1.1K citations · 7 references

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Abstract

This article reports the development of a Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS) designed to quantify the construct: “optimal stimulation level.” Items were written, using the construct as a guide, and given to undergraduates. The items were factor analyzed. A general factor was found and the item-factor cor

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Functions of Varied Experience

D. E. Berlyne, Donald W. Fiske, Salvatore R. Maddi · The American Journal of Psychology · 1963 · 1.1K citations

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The development of an affect adjective check list for the measurement of anxiety.

Marvin Zuckerman · Journal of Consulting Psychology · 1960 · 506 citations

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Toward Some Integration of Learning Theories: The Concept of Optimal Stimulation

Clarence Leuba · Psychological Reports · 1955 · 286 citations

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Artistic Perception as a Possible Factor in Personality Style: Its Measurement By a Figure Preference Test

Frank Barron, George S. Welsh · The Journal of Psychology · 1952 · 277 citations

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Measurement of experimentally induced affects.

Marvin Zuckerman, Bernard Lubin, Lawrence C. Vogel et al. · Journal of Consulting Psychology · 1964 · 225 citations

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