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Sensation seeking and field of study

Abstract

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The purpose of this study was to explore the possible correlation between the personality trait of sensation seeking and a student's field of study. The literature review shows the strong connection between both how personality can influence our career choice and how sensation seeking can affect multiple aspects of our lives. There were 117 Rowan University students participated and were administered a questionnaire created by Marvin Zuckerman called the Sensation Seeking Scale From-V. Total sensation seeking scores were tested to check for a correlation within students from the fields of liberal arts and science. Although the current study shows no correlation between sensations seeking and these broad categories of study there is a discussion on how to improve future analysis to sub-categorize to more precise groupings.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.A. School Psychology-Professional School Psychology
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Psychology
Year dc:date.available
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Huff, Kevin
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Dihoff, Roberta

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/70
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1069

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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

Huff, Kevin. Sensation seeking and field of study. Thesis thesis, 2011. https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/70