Exploration Inventory

Respond to these items using the following scale:

1          2          3           4           5           6           7               8

does not                                    somewhat                             very much

describe me                               describes me                         describes me

at all

1.         I would like to take a class that is unrelated to my major just because it interests me.

2.         I would like to try bungee jumping‚ skydiving‚ or other adventurous activities.

3.         If I had the time and money‚ I would like to travel overseas this summer.

4.         I would like to explore someplace that I have never been before.

5.         I would like to have several friends who are very different from each other.

6.         I would like to spend a semester studying abroad.

7.         I would like a job that was unusual and different.

8.         I would like to have the chance to meet strangers.

9.         If given the chance‚ I would enjoy exploring unusual ideas or theories.

10.       I would like to explore the woods and interesting places near my town.

11.       I would enjoy being introduced to new people

12.       I would pick up a book on an interesting topic and read some of it.

13.       If I had time‚ I would enjoy watching TV shows on interesting topics such as science‚ history‚ art‚ or

culture.

14.       I would like to explore the ideas of foreign cultures.

15.       I would enjoy joining a student group composed of a wide range of people I don’t know.

16.       I would like to go to a modern art museum.

17.       I would strike up a conversation with a stranger on a bus or airplane and open up to the person.

18.       I would like to go to a party if I didn’t know very many of the people.

Source: Green‚ J. D.‚ & Campbell‚ W. K. (2000). Attachment and exploration in adults: Chronic and contextual accessibility. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin‚ 26‚ 460.