Tolerance of Ambiguity Scale Please respond to the following statements by indicating the extent to which you agree or disagree

with them. Fill in the blanks with the number from the rating scale that best represents your evaluation of the item. Rating Scale Strongly disagree ! "oderately disagree # Slightly disagree $ %either agree nor disagree & Slightly agree ' "oderately agree ( Strongly agree . !. #. $. &. '. (. An expert who doesn*t come up with a definite answer probably doesn*t know much + would like to live in a foreign country for a while There is really no such thing as a problem that can*t be solved. People who fit their lives to a schedule probably miss most of the ,oy of living A good ,ob is one where what is to be done and how it is to be done are always clear +t is more fun to tackle a complicated problem than to solve a simple one +n the long run it is possible to get more done by tackling small- simple problems rather than large and complicated ones .. )))) /ften the most interesting and stimulating people are those who don*t mind being different and original 0. )))) 1hat we are used to is always preferable to what is unfamiliar. 2. )))) People who insist upon a yes or no answer ,ust don*t know how complicated things really are. . )))) A person who leads an even- regular life in which few surprises or unexpected happenings arise really has a lot to be grateful for. !. )))) "any of our most important decisions are based upon insufficient information. #. )))) + like parties where + know most of the people more than ones where all or most of the people are complete strangers. $. )))) Teachers and supervisors who hand out vague assignments give one a chance to show initiative and originality &. )))) The sooner we all ac3uire similar values and ideals the better '. )))) A good teacher is one who makes you wonder about your way of looking at things )))) )))) )))) )))) )))) )))) ))))

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Scoring 6ey 7aving intolerance for ambiguity means that an individual tends to perceive situations as threatening rather than promising. 8ack of information or uncertainty- for example- would make such a person uncomfortable. Ambiguity arises from three main sources4 novelty- complexity and insolubility. These three subscales exist within this instrument. 7igh scores indicate a greater +%T/89RA%:9 of ambiguity. To score the instrument- the even numbered items must be reverse;scored. That is- the (s become s< 's become !s etc. After reversing the even;numbered items- sum the scores for all ' items to get your total score. The # subscales also can be computed to reveal the ma,or source of intolerance of ambiguity. 7ere are the items associated with each subscale. +tem ! # $ Subscale + % + : +tem & ' ( . Subscale : : : : +tem 0 2 ! Subscale % : % + ))))) ))))) ))))) ))))) +tem # $ & ' Subscale % : : :

=%> %ovelty Score =!-0- - #> =:> :omplexity Score =$-&-'-(-.- 2- $- &- '> =+> +nsolubility Score = - #- !> T/TA8 S:/R9

%ovelty indicates the extent to which you are =in>tolerant of new- unfamiliar information or situations. :omplexity score indicates the extent to which you are =in>tolerant of multiple- distinctive or unrelated information. +nsolubility indicates the extent to which you are in=tolerant> of problems that are very difficult to solve because- for example- alternative solutions are not evident- information is not availableor the problem components seem unrelated to each other. Remember- the higher the score=s> the more intolerant of ambiguity you scored.