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Sample Report Date: 2 June 2021
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What is the scale

The tolerance to ambiguity scale refers to the extent to which individuals are threatened by and have
difficulty coping with situations that are ambiguous, where change occurs rapidly or unpredictably, where
information is inadequate or unclear; or where complexity exists. Regardless of their cognitive styles,
people vary in their aptitude for operating in such circumstances. Individuals who have a high tolerance
for ambiguity tend to pay attention to more information, interpret more cues, and possess more sense
making categories than less complex individuals do, better transmitters of information, are flexible and
can quickly adapt under to emerging and overloaded conditions. Higher scores indicate an intolerance to
ambiguity. The higher the score, the more uneasy you are about uncertainty.
Maximum 105 28 56 21
Possible Score
The first subscale is the NOVELTY
score, which indicates the extent to Top Quartile
which you are tolerant of the new,
unfamiliar information or situations 19
60% 63 19 34 14
62 18 33 13
The second subscale is the
COMPLEXITY score which indicates the Third Quartile
extent to which you are tolerant of
multiple, distinctive or unrelated 57 15 30 11
information. 54%
56 14 29 10

The third subscale is the Second Quartile
INSOLUBILITY score which indicates
the extent to which you are tolerant 50 13 26 09
of problems, that are very difficult to 47%
solve because, for example, 49 12 25 08
alternative solutions are not evident, 08
information is unavailable, or the Bottom Quartile 39
problem's components seem
unrelated to each other. 12

Total Novelty Complexity Insolubility
Your Score
19 12 08 39

Novelty Complexity Insolubility Total

Maximum Possible Score: 28 Maximum Possible Score: 56 Maximum Possible Score: 21 Maximum Possible Score: 105