INSTRUCTIONS: Below are a number of adjectives that you may or may not describe your experience today. Please rate the extent to which you agree with each of these statements.
1 – Very much unlike my experience today – 2 – 3 – Neutral 4 – 5 – Very much like my experience today
1. I am absorbed in my private thoughts
2. I am against exploring new activities
3. I am against making any changes to my attitude toward life
4. I am against trying new ways of doing things
5. I am alert to the world around me
6. I am building on opportunities for my own progress
7. I am in tune with my surroundings
8. I am sensitive to other people
9. I am trying not to cloud my mind with new ideas
10. I am trying to define new goals for myself
11. I am turning my ideas into action
12. I feel as though I have original ideas
13. I feel detached from the world around me
14. I feel flexible in my thinking
15. I feel I am unaware of what others are doing
16. I feel like avoiding experiences that are unlike ones I’ve tried
17. I feel like I am closed off to new ways of thinking
18. I feel like rejecting others’ ideas that aren’t like mine
19. I feel like seeking out new things to experience
20. I feel like taking mental “shortcuts”
21. I feel open to beliefs that challenge my own
22. I feel out of touch with my surroundings
23. I feel receptive to others’ ideas
24. I want to experience life in novel ways
Current Experiences Inventory (CEI) Krech 2006
1. I am against making any changes to my attitude toward life 3
2. I am against trying new ways of doing things 4
3. I am building on opportunities for my own progress 6
4. I am in tune with my surroundings 7
5. I am sensitive to other people 8
6. I feel detached from the world around me 13
7. I feel flexible in my thinking 14
8. I feel I am unaware of what others are doing 15
9. I feel like avoiding experiences that are unlike ones I’ve tried 16
10. I feel like I am closed off to new ways of thinking 17
11. I feel like rejecting others’ ideas that aren’t like mine 18
12. I feel like seeking out new things to experience 19
13. I feel open to beliefs that challenge my own 21
14. I feel out of touch with my surroundings 22
15. I feel receptive to others’ ideas 23
4 factor CFA
IF Inflexibility: 3, 4, 16, 17, 18
FLEX Flexibility: 14, 19, 21, 23
ENG Engagement: 6, 7, 8
DE Disengagement: 13, 15, 22