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33. A) Enjoying strong feelings and emotions.B) Defying all dangers when they have to.C) Being fond of making sensational news.D) Dreaming of becoming famous one day. 34.A) Working in an emergency room.B) Watching horror movies.C) Listening to rock music.D) Doing daily routines. 35. A) A rock climber. B) A psychologist.C) A resident doctor.D) A career consultant. So weve already talked a bit about the growth of extreme sports like rock-climbing. As psychologists, we need to ask ourselves: Why is this person doing this? Why do people take these risks and put themselves in danger whenthey dont have to? One common trait among risk-takers is that they enjoy strong feelings or sensations. We call this trait sensation-seeking. A sensation-seeker is someone whos always looking for new sensations. What else do we know about sensation-seekers? Well, as I said, sensation-seekers like strong emotions. You can see this trait in many parts of a persons life, not just in extreme sports. For example, many sensation-seekers enjoy hard rock music. They like the loud sound and strong emotion of the songs. Similarly, sensation-seekers enjoy frightening horror movies. They like the feeling of being scared and horrified while watching the movie. This feeling is even stronger for extreme sports where the person faces real danger. Sensation-seekers feel the danger is very exciting. In addition, sensation-seekers like new experiences that force them to push their personal limits. For them, repeating the same things everyday is boring. Many sensation-seekers choose jobs that involve risk, such as starting a new business or being an emergency room doctor. These jobs are different everyday, so they never know what will happen. Thats why many sensation-seekers also like extreme sports. When you do rock-climbing, you never know what will happen. The activity is always new and different. | 
