Sensation seeking and estimation of numerosity.
In a sample of 81 subjects, significant negative correlations were obtained between scores on Zuckerman's Sensation Seeking Scale and estimates of numerosity. A cognitive view of sensation seeking was suggested, according to which high scores are a function of an underestimation of the amount of stimulation experienced and low scores a function of overestimation. This approach was discussed in relation to motivational theories and those involving strength of the nervous system.
Psychology Department, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D005260:Female; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D010556:Personality Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012677:Sensation; D012718:Set, Psychology