Are You a Sensation Seeker?
Answer each question according to the way you feel. Check the box if it is at least somewhat true for you; leave unchecked if it is not very true or not at all true for you.
Scoring the Sensation Seeker Self Test
FOR WOMEN
If you checked 11 or more of the items, you’re probably a sensation seeker. If you checked 7 or fewer of the items, you are probably not a sensation seeker. If you checked 8, 9, or 10 of the items, you are probably somewhere in between on sensation seeking.
FOR MEN
If you checked 13 or more of the items, you’re probably a sensation seeker. If you checked 9 or less of the items, you are probably not a sensation seeker. If you checked 10, 11, or 12 of the items, you are probably somewhere in between on sensation seeking.
Yes, you can be an HSP and score high on sensation seeking too.
Read more about High Sensation Seeking here.
The contents of this website and the self-tests it contains are not meant to diagnose or exclude the diagnosis of any condition. See more information on this subject in our FAQs.
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