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Group 11 What to Fix

Talk Section

There is nothing listed in the Talk section for this article. That might be because there is little to no content and others have focused more on sensation seeking.

References

This one goes over how the sensation seeking scale has changed in recent decades, as well as a study comparing the two differences.

Arnett, J. (1993). Sensation Seeking: A New Conceptualization And A New Scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 16(2), 289-296. Retrieved October 1, 2014, from http://www.jeffreyarnett.com/aiss1992article.pdf

Here is one about the validity of the scale.

Ridgeway, D., & Russel, J. (1980). Reliability and Validity of the Sensation-Seeking Scale: Psychometric Problems in Form V. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 48(5), 662-664. Retrieved October 1, 2014, fromhttps://www2.bc.edu/james-russell/publications/reliability and validity.pdf

Zuckerman, M. (1994). Behavioral expressions and biosocial bases of sensation seeking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Roberti, J. (2004). A Review Of Behavioral And Biological Correlates Of Sensation Seeking. Journal of Research in Personality, 38(3), 256-279. Retrieved October 1, 2014.

Russo, M. F., Stokes, G. S., Lahey, B. B., Christ, M. A., McBurnett, K., Loeber, R., & Green, S. M. (1993). A Sensation Seeking Scale for Children: Further refinement and psychometric development. Journal Of Psychopathology And Behavioral Assessment,15(2), 69-86. doi:10.1007/BF00960609

Viken, R. J., Kline, M. P., & Rose, R. J. (2005). Development and validation of an MMPI-based Sensation Seeking Scale. Personality And Individual Differnces, 38(3), 619-625. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2004.05.016

Zuckerman, M. (2007). Sensation Seeking. In, Sensation Seeking and risky behavior (pp. 3-49). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/11555-001

Questions

Sensation seeking scale: I think we need to go over the history of the scale and how it has grown since it's conception. My questions regarding this topic is why was this started at the time it did? As well as how is this valid?

The article is really bare and we are essentially starting from square one to make it better. Are there some parts that would be better to start working on first?

Should we start adding citations right away as we work or should we try to write a section and then add citations in a bunch? Is there an easy way to make sure that we as a group are not duplicating citations?

I found a number of articles related to our topic, but it focused on a Sensation Seeking Scale directed towards children only. Could I make that a subsection on our wiki? Not sure how I can include that in our page.

How far indepth do we need to talk about the Zimmerman and his work on the scale?

Group

Amanda, Dustin, and Cynthia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ndsuamanda91 (talk • contribs) 17:15, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Improvements to Article

Include background information on who developed the Sensation Seeking Scale and how the scale is used in the field of psychology. Cynthiarodri (talk) 18:12, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

To-Do List

1) Update the Sensation Seeking Scale and compare all scales (old, updated and children's scales) Cynthiarodri (talk) 21:27, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2) Identify the Sensation seeking components/outcomes

3) Identify the people associated with Sensation Seeking — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ndsuamanda91 (talk • contribs) 19:37, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

4) Research Zuckerman's contribution and add a history section.Dustin.j.mueller (talk) 01:33, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

5)Up date scientific findings Ndsuamanda91 (talk) 03:48, 7 November 2014 (UTC) Amanda please sign your posts! J.R. Council (talk) 01:24, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Outline

1. Lead Section (Group, Dustin)

• Definition of Sensation Seeking Scale^1,7,3

• Zuckerman’s contribution^1

The Sensation Seeking Scale is one of the most common measures of sensation seeking. It was created in 1964 by Marvin Zuckerman, at the University of Delaware. Zuckerman created the scale with the purpose of better understanding personality traits such as neuroticism, antisocial behavior, and psychopaths. There are 4 different outcomes or components to the scale, which include; Thrill seeking, Inhibition, Experience, and Boredom Susceptibility. Zuckerman has proposed that these 'traits' come from a psycho-biological interaction.

1.2 History Section Some history on the 5 variations that the scale has gone through and what made each of them different and what problems arose with each one of the different Forms.Dustin.j.mueller (talk) 17:49, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2. Background Information (Amanda)

• Who created the scale^1

• Why was the scale created and what it was used for^2,7,6,3

3. Differences in Scales (Cynthia)

Old Scale^1

• V of the Sensation Seeking Scale is the most used scale when measuring sensation seeking.

•: Used to measure psychopathology and individual differences Cynthiarodri (talk) 14:01, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Updated Scale (Reasons behind changing it)^1

•Due to the scale being outdate, changes have been made to Form V of the Sensation Seeking Scale. A new scale has been added, 'Impulsive Sensation Seeking.' Cynthiarodri (talk) 14:44, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Children’s Sensation Seeking Scale^5 Cynthiarodri (talk) 21:41, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Children ages 7 through 12 years of age were used to measure the reliability and validity of the scale. Results showed that the test-retest reliability was only moderate. Cynthiarodri (talk) 14:01, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Unlike the adult scale, only three factors are measured in the children's scale: thrill and adventure seeking, drug and alcohol attitudes, and social disinhibition.Cynthiarodri (talk) 14:04, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• A study conducted on children using a Brief Sensation Seeking Scale for Children (BSSS-C) suggested that children high on sensation seeking would run a high risk of engaging in risky behavior at a young ageCynthiarodri (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 15:05, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

4. Outcomes^1 Ndsuamanda91 (talk) 19:42, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Thrill seeking: also known as ‘stimulus seeking’ or ‘fearlessness’. Individuals tend to participate in high stimulus activities such as sky diving, mountain climbing, bungee jumping, etc. Studied with psychopaths to antisocial behavior

• Dishibition: Participating in drug use, alcohol use, vandalism, and/or unsafe sex. Seen more in adolescence compared to adulthood, and more in males than in females

• Experience: Individuals who participate in travel, psychedelic drugs, art, music, and other less risky sensations

• Boredom Susceptibility: Individual who is prone to boredness and has a need constant new external stimuli whether that be in the form of people or activities such as movies

5. Scientific findings^8 Ndsuamanda91 (talk) 03:48, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

6. See also (Dustin)

7. References (Dustin)

• Bibliography

If Dustin contributed to this section, he hasn't signed it. J.R. Council (talk) 01:34, 29 October 2014 (UTC) Sorry I went through and found out what references would contribute to each section which are the numbers on the ends of each. 24.117.141.149 (talk) 01:37, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

We need to go through our outline and say who is doing what part. Cynthiarodri (talk) 23:50, 4 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have added everyones information to the Talk page, all you need to do is look through the outline and sign.

New References Section

1. Arnett, J. (1993). Sensation Seeking: A New Conceptualization And A New Scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 16(2), 289-296. Retrieved October 1, 2014, from http://www.jeffreyarnett.com/aiss1992article.pdf

2. Ridgeway, D., & Russel, J. (1980). Reliability and Validity of the Sensation-Seeking Scale: Psychometric Problems in Form V. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 48(5), 662-664. Retrieved October 1, 2014, fromhttps://www2.bc.edu/james-russell/publications/reliability and validity.pdf

3. Zuckerman, M. (1994). Behavioral expressions and biosocial bases of sensation seeking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

4. Roberti, J. (2004). A Review Of Behavioral And Biological Correlates Of Sensation Seeking. Journal of Research in Personality, 38(3), 256-279. Retrieved October 1, 2014.

5. Russo, M. F., Stokes, G. S., Lahey, B. B., Christ, M. A., McBurnett, K., Loeber, R., & Green, S. M. (1993). A Sensation Seeking Scale for Children: Further refinement and psychometric development. Journal Of Psychopathology And Behavioral Assessment,15(2), 69-86. doi:10.1007/BF00960609 Cynthiarodri (talk) 23:51, 4 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

6. Viken, R. J., Kline, M. P., & Rose, R. J. (2005). Development and validation of an MMPI-based Sensation Seeking Scale. Personality And Individual Differnces, 38(3), 619-625. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2004.05.016

7. Zuckerman, M. (2007). Sensation Seeking. In, Sensation Seeking and risky behavior (pp. 3-49). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/11555-001 Dustin.j.mueller (talk) 01:36, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

8. Zuckerman, M. (1996). The Psychobiological Model for Impulsive Unsocialized Sensation Seeking: A Comparative Approach. Neuropsychobiology, 34, 125-129. Ndsuamanda91 (talk) 03:48, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Only Dustin signed this section to indicate a contribution.J.R. Council (talk) 01:36, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No division of labor/commitments section

This group needs to indicate what individual members commit to do on this article. J.R. Council (talk) 01:38, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am in charge of the Back groun info and the thrill seeking section Ndsuamanda91 (talk) 21:17, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am in charge of the lead section including the definition and Zuckerman's contributions, linking the relevant pages in the see also and formatting and inserting the references. Dustin.j.mueller (talk) 21:15, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am in charge of the different scales (#3 in our timeline). Cynthiarodri (talk) 23:00, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback for Assignment 9

General comments: You’ve already done some good work to improve this article. There’s still a bit to go, but you are well on your way to final wrap-up. There are more ideas and information on the Talk page that should be moved to the main article.

See the brochure, Editing Wikipedia Articles on Psychology, 2nd page, Organizing your article. There is nothing specific on organizing an article about a scale, but this should still be helpful.

Note new banner: This article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia. Please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text. (November 2014)

Comments on specific sections of the main article follow:

1. Lead-in

this looks good

2. History

also looks good
since you’re talking later about adult vs. child versions, indicate when the childrens version was published

3. Outcomes/components

last sentence - delete ref to children’s scale, - indicate what the new criteria are that were added

4. Differences in scales

this seems fine

5. New sections needed

experimental support
importance and applications of scale

J.R. Council (talk) 22:43, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]