Sensation Seeking Scale Form V – SSS-V

A. I like 'wild' uninhibited parties. / B. I prefer quiet parties with good conversation.

A. There are some movies I enjoy seeing a second or even third time. / B. I can't stand watching a movie that I've seen before.

A. I often wish I could be a mountain climber. / B. I can't understand people who risk their necks climbing mountains.

A. I dislike all body odours. / B. I like some of the earthy body smells.

A. I get bored seeing the same old faces. / B. I like the comfortable familiarity of everyday friends.

A. I like to explore a strange city or section of town by myself, even if it means getting lost. / B. I prefer a guide when I am in a place I don't know well.

A. I dislike people who do or say things just to shock or upset others. / B. When you can predict almost everything a person will do or say he or she must be a bore.

A. I usually don't enjoy a movie or play where I can predict what will happen in advance. / B. I don't mind watching a movie or play where I can predict what will happen in advance.

A. I have tried marijuana or would like to. / B. I would never smoke marijuana.

A. I would not like to try any drug which might produce strange and dangerous effects on me. / B. I would like to try some of the new drugs that produce hallucinations.

A. A sensible person avoids activities that are dangerous. / B. I sometimes like to do things that are a little frightening.

A. I dislike 'swingers' (people who are uninhibited and free about sex). / B. I enjoy the company of real 'swingers'.

A. I find that stimulants make me uncomfortable. / B. I often like to get high (drinking liquor or smoking marijuana).

A. I like to try new foods that I have never tasted before. / B. I order the dishes with which I am familiar, so as to avoid disappointment and unpleasantness.

A. I enjoy looking at home movies or travel slides. / B. Looking at someone's home movies or travel slides bores me tremendously.

A. I would like to take up the sport of water skiing. / B. I would not like to take up the sport of water skiing.

A. I would like to try surf board riding. / B. I would not like to try surf board riding.

A. I would like to take off on a trip with no preplanned or definite routes, or timetable. / B. When I go on a trip I like to plan my route and timetable fairly carefully.

A. I prefer the 'down to earth' kinds of people as friends. / B. I would like to make friends in some of the 'far out' groups like artists or 'punks'.

A. I would not like to learn to fly an aeroplane. / B. I would like to learn to fly an aeroplane.

A. I prefer the surface of the water to the depths. / B. I would like to go scuba diving.

A. I would like to meet some persons who are homosexual (men or women). / B. I stay away from anyone I suspect of being 'gay or lesbian'.

A. I would like to try parachute jumping. / B. I would never want to try jumping out of a plane with or without a parachute.

A. I prefer friends who are excitingly unpredictable. / B. I prefer friends who are reliable and predictable.

A. I am not interested in experience for its own sake. / B. I like to have new and exciting experiences and sensations even if they are a little frightening, unconventional or illegal.

A. The essence of good art is in its clarity, symmetry of form and harmony of colours. / B. I often find beauty in the 'clashing' of colours and irregular forms of modern paintings.

A. I enjoy spending time in the familiar surroundings of home. / B. I get restless if I have to stay around home for any length of time.

A. I like to dive off the high board. / B. I don't like the feeling I get standing on the high board (or I don't go near it at all).

A. I like to date members of the opposite sex who are physically exciting. / B. I like to date members of the opposite sex who share my values.

A. Heavy drinking usually ruins a party because some people get loud and boisterous. / B. Keeping the drinks full is the key to a good party.

A. The worst social sin is to be rude. / B. The worst social sin is to be a bore.

A. A person should have considerable sexual experience before marriage. / B. It's better if two married persons begin their sexual experience with each other.

A. Even if I had the money I would not care to associate with flighty rich persons like those in the 'jet set'. / B. I could conceive of myself seeking pleasures around the world with the 'jet set'.

A. I like people who are sharp and witty even if they do sometimes insult others. / B. I dislike people who have their fun at the expense of hurting the feelings of others.

A. There is altogether too much portrayal of sex in movies. / B. I enjoy watching many of the 'sexy' scenes in movies.

A. I feel best after taking a couple of drinks. / B. Something is wrong with people who need liquor to feel good.

A. People should dress according to some standard of taste, neatness and style. / B. People should dress in individual ways even if the effects are sometimes strange.

A. Sailing long distances in small sailing crafts is foolhardy. / B. I would like to sail a long distance in a small but seaworthy sailing craft.

A. I have no patience with dull or boring persons. / B. I find something interesting in almost every person I talk to.

A. Skiing down a high mountain slope is a good way to end up on crutches. / B. I think I would enjoy the sensations of skiing very fast down a high mountain slope.