Monday, November 5, 2018, 11:30 AM – 1 PM EST

Ken Carter, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology, Oxford College

“Just for the Thrill of It:  An Inside Look at Sensation Seeking”

Thrill seekers, people with high-sensation seeking personalities, crave exotic and intense experiences even when physical or social risks are involved. They jump from bridges, run from bulls, and skydive. But sensation seeking is a trait we all have, even if we’ve never done (or been tempted to do) such wild and crazy things; it includes other versions of the search for complex and new experiences, some involving mental and sensual explorations such as even old folks can enjoy. Ken Carter discusses the psychological factors that shape why thrill seekers of many kinds do the things they do. His book on the topic, Buzz! Understanding Thrill Seekers and the High Sensation Seeking Personality, will be published in the summer of 2019 by Cambridge University Press.