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I don't tolerate ambiguous situations well.
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I find it difficult to respond when faced with an unexpected event.
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I don't think new situations are any more threatening than familiar situations.
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I'm drawn to situations which can be interpreted in more than one way.
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I would rather avoid solving a problem that must be viewed from several different perspectives.
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I try to avoid situations which are ambiguous.
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I am good at managing unpredictable situations.
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I prefer familiar situations to new ones.
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Problems which cannot be considered from just one point of view are a little threatening.
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I avoid situations which are too complicated for me to easily understand.
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I am tolerant of ambiguous situations.
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I enjoy tackling problems which are complex enough to be ambiguous.
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I try to avoid problems which don't seem to have only one «best» solution.
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I often find myself looking for something new, rather than trying to hold things constant in my life.
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I generally prefer novelty over familiarity.
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I dislike ambiguous situations.
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Some problems are so complex that just trying to understand them is fun.
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I have little trouble coping with unexpected events.
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I pursue problem situations which are so complex some people call them «mind boggling».
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I find it hard to make a choice when the outcome is uncertain.
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I enjoy an occasional surprise.
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I prefer a situation in which there is some ambiguity.