1. For several days at a time I have had such a heightened awareness of sights and sounds that I cannot shut them out
2. On a typical day, I consider myself to be a person who likes frequent change
3. I like exploring my surroundings
4. I enjoy exploring new ideas
5. I enjoy trying different kinds of ethnic foods
6. Difficult conceptual problems can keep me awake all night thinking about solutions
7. I enjoy learning about subjects that are unfamiliar to me
8. It bothers me if I come across a word that I don’t know, so I will look up its meaning in a dictionary
9. I feel frustrated if I can’t figure out the solution to a problem, so I work even harder to solve it
10. I brood for a long time in an attempt to solve some fundamental problem
11. If I am given an incomplete puzzle, I like to try and imagine the final solution
12. Some music reminds me of pictures or changing color patterns
13. I find that different odors have different colors
14. Textures such as wool, sand, wood sometimes remind me of colors and music
15. Sometimes I can change noise into music by the way I listen to it
16. There is humor to be seen in just about everything
17. I can make even the most serious people crack up.
18. My friends regard me as a funny person.
19. I can amuse almost anyone.
20. I can always remember a joke when the occasion calls for one.
21. My jokes/humorous comments often make me the life of the party.
22. Humor allows me to approach my problems more constructively.
23. In social situations, I often succeed in using humor as an "icebreaker."
24. If life gets too serious, humor provides a way to lighten the mood.
25. Humor is an effective way for me to cope with stress.
26. When I am uncomfortable in a social situation, I often say or do something humorous.
27. I can easily laugh at myself in private
28. I sometimes have a difficult time controlling my laughter, because I find humor everywhere
29. I may think of something extremely funny during a serious meeting or situation, but I can maintain my composure
30. It is sometimes difficult for me to maintain composure, because I find so many things humorous