Risk-taking Assessment

 

Purpose: RiskTA is designed to determine a person’s level of comfort with risk-taking, and how it could affect his or her career.

 

No. of questions: 54

Question type: Self-report, situational

Estimated completion time: 20 minutes

Shorter versions of assessment: N/A

 

Report Includes:

• Summary

• Introduction

• Graphs

• Detailed narrative interpretation

• List of Strengths an Limitations

• Advice

 

Factors and Scales:

Overall Score plus 6 scales:

 

• Sensation-seeking: Assesses the degree to which a person has a desire for novel and exciting experiences.

• Harm-avoidance: Extent to which a person steers clear of negative/harmful consequences.

• Conscientiousness: Assesses the degree to which a person is rule-abiding, careful, responsible, and less likely to take unwise and dangerous risks.

• Locus of Control: Assesses the degree to which a person believes he or she has control over what happens in his/her life.

• Comfort with Ambiguity: Assesses the degree to which a person is comfortable dealing with the uncertainty involved in risk-taking.

• Reward Orientation: Extent to which a person is more likely to take risks if there is a potential for payoff.

6 scales:

• Sensation-seeking

• Harm-avoidance

• Conscientiousness

• Locus of Control

• Comfort with Ambiguity

• Reward Orientation

 

APPLICATION:

• Pre-employment

• Training tool

• Accident prevention programs

• Employee management