Tolerance for Ambiguity Scale, MSTAT-I Test - the question form

1. I do not tolerate uncertain situations well.

2. I sometimes find it difficult to respond to uncertain events.

3. I think new situations are more dangerous than familiar ones.

4. I am attracted to situations that can be interpreted in more than one way.

5. I would prefer to avoid solving problems that have to be considered from different points of view.

6. I try to avoid uncertain situations.

7. I handle uncertain situations well.

8. I prefer familiar situations to new ones.

9. Questions that cannot be viewed from only one perspective are somewhat frightening to me.

10. I avoid situations that are too difficult for me to understand.

11. I am tolerant of ambiguous situations.

12. I enjoy solving problems that are quite complex and ambiguous.

13. I try to avoid problems that do not have a single “best” solution.

14. I often look for something new and do not try to keep everything the same in my life.

15. I usually prefer novelty to the familiar.

16. I do not like ambiguous situations.

17. Some problems are so complex that trying to understand them is enjoyable.

18. I am not at all worried when I have to find a way out of an unexpected situation.

19. I enjoy working on challenging situations that, because of their complexity, leave some people at a loss.

20. I find it difficult to make a choice when the outcome is unclear.

21. I enjoy being surprised from time to time.

22. I prefer situations that involve some uncertainty.