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Peer reviewedMusolino, Robert F.; Hershenson, David B. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1977
This study investigated whether people engaged in high risk-taking occupations would seek or prefer highly stimulating activities of a nonvocational nature more than people engaged in low risk-taking occupations. The high risk-taking group scored significantly higher than the low risk-taking group on all five dimensions of the Zuckerman Sensation…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response
