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  5. Celebrity Worship
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Exit Survey
 
 
Please complete the attached anonymous survey. Your responses will be strictly confidential and can never be linked to you. You may stop at any time. The data you provide will be part of an Intel National Science Talent Search entry. Please answer each question directly and honestly. Your effort is greatly appreciated.
Thank You
 
 
 
1. Are you male or female?
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
 
2. What is your age?
   
 
 
 
3. What is your race/ethnicity?
   
 
 
 
4. What is your zip code?
   
 
 
 
5. Who is your favorite celebrity? (Please choose one)
   
 
 
The purpose of the questions below is to identify your views about famous persons. There are no right or wrong answers, so please answer as honestly and thoughtfully as you can. Please use the following scale in response to the items below.
1=strongly disagree; 2=disagree; 3=uncertain or neutral; 4=agree; 5=strongly agree
Additionally, MFC stands for "My Favorite Celebrity".
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6. One of the main reasons I maintain an interest in MFC is that doing so gives me a temporary escape from life problems.
7. MFC and I have our own code so we can communicate with each other secretly (such as over the TV or special words on the radio).
8. MFC is practically perfect in every way.
9. I share with MFC a special bond that cannot be described in words.
10. To know MFC is to love him/her.
11. When something bad happens to MFC I feel like it happened to me.
12. When MFC fails or loses at something I feel like a failure myself.
13. The successes of MFC are my successes too.
14. I consider MFC to be my soul mate.
15. If someone gave me several thousand dollars to do with as I please, I would consider spending it on a personal possession (like a napkin or a paper plate) once used by MFC.
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16. When something good happens to MFC I feel like it happened to me.
17. I am obsessed by details of MFC’s life.
18. I have pictures and/or souvenirs of MFC which I always keep in exactly the same place.
19. I love to talk with others who admire MFC.
20. Keeping up with news about MFC is an entertaining pastime.
21. It is enjoyable just to be with others who like MFC.
22. I enjoy watching, reading, or listening to MFC because it means a good time.
23. Learning the life story of MFC is a lot of fun.
24. I like watching and hearing about MFC when I am with a large group of people.
25. My friends and I like to discuss what MFC has done.
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26. If I walked through the door of MFC’s home without an invitation she or he would be happy to see me.
27. I have frequent thoughts about my celebrity, even when I don’t want to.
28. I often feel compelled to learn the personal habits of MFC.
29. MFC would immediately come to my rescue if I needed help.
30. If MFC was accused of committing a crime that accusation would have to be false.
31. If MFC endorsed a legal but possibly unsafe drug designed to make someone feel good, I would try it.
32. News about my celebrity is a pleasant break from a harsh world.
33. If MFC found me sitting in his/her car, he or she would be upset.
34. It would be great if MFC and I were locked in a room for a few days.
35. If MFC saw me in a restaurant he/she would ask me to sit down and talk.
 
 
To answer the questions below, please determine to what degree the experience described in the question applies to you and select the number to show what percentage of the time you have the experience. 100% means ‘always’, 0% means ‘never’ with 10% increments in between.
Never 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90 % 100% Always
36. Some people sometimes have the experience of feeling as though they are standing next to themselves or watching themselves do something as if they were looking at another person. What percentage of the time does this happens to you?
37. Some people have the experience of sometimes remembering a past event so vividly that they feel as if they were reliving that event. What percentage of the time does this happens to you?
38. Some people have the experience of not being sure whether things that they remember happening really did happen or whether they just dreamed them. What percentage of the time does this happens to you?
39. Some people find that when they are watching television or a movie they become so absorbed in the story that they are unaware of other events happening around them. What percentage of the time does this happens to you?
40. Some people sometimes find that they become so involved in a fantasy or daydream that it feels as though it were really happening to them. What percentage of the time does this happens to you?
41. Some people sometimes find that they cannot remember whether they have done something or have just thought about doing that (for example, not knowing whether they have just sent a text or have just thought about sending a text). What percentage of the time does this happens to you?
42. Some people find that they sometimes hear voices inside their head that tell them to do things or comment on things that they are doing. What percentage of the time does this happens to you?
 
 
Please rate each of the statements below from 1 to 4 (1 indicates “not at all true of me,” and 4 indicates “very true of me”)
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43. I believe a good parent has to be a bit of a child too.
44. My feelings blend into one another.
45. I am very close to my childhood feelings.
46. I am easily hurt.
47. I like stories that have a definite beginning, middle, and end.
48. I believe a good organization is one in which all the lines of responsibility are clearly established and precise.
49. I believe there is a place for everything, and everything should be in its place.
50. Sometimes it’s scary to get too involved with another person.
51. When something happens to a friend of mine or to a lover, it almost as if it happened to me.
52. I believe there are no sharp dividing lines between normal people, people with problems, and people who are considered psychotic or crazy.
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53. I am down-to-earth, no-nonsense kind of person.
54. I think I would enjoy being some kind of creative artist.
55. I spend a lot of time daydreaming or fantasizing.
56. I can easily imagine myself as an animal or what it might be like to be an animal.
57. I believe I am influenced by forces that no one can understand.
58. I have had the experience of someone calling or speaking my name and not being sure whether it was really happening or I was imagining it.
 
 
Please read each statement and select a number 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 that best describes how often the experience distressed or bothered you during the past month. There are no right or wrong answers. 0 ‘Never happened to me’, 1 ‘Happened to me a little’, 2 ‘Happened to me sometimes’, 3 ‘Happened to me frequently’, 4 ‘Happened to me every day’.
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59. Unpleasant thoughts came into my mind against my will and I could not get rid of them.
60. I found it difficult to control my thoughts.
 
 
Indicate the extent to which you agree that each of the following statements is true of you. Use the scale 1-4. 1 ‘I don’t agree at all’, 2 ‘I agree somewhat’, 3 ‘I agree’, 4 ‘I completely agree’
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61. My parents and I agree on everything.
62. Even when my parents and I disagree, my parents are always right.
63. I try to have the same opinions as my parents.
64. When I become a parent, I’m going to treat my children in exactly the same way that my parents have treated me.
65. My parents hardly ever make mistakes.
66. I go to my parents for help before trying to solve a problem myself.
67. It’s better for kids to go to their best friends than to their parents for advice on some things.
68. When I’ve done something wrong, I depend on my parents to straighten things out for me.
69. If I was having a problem with one of my friends, I would discuss it with my mother or father before deciding what to do about it.
70. I have often wondered how my parents act when I’m not around.
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71. My parents act differently when they are with their own parents from the way they do at home.
72. My parents act differently when they are with their friends from the way they do at home.
73. I might be surprised to see how my parents act at a party.
74. When they are at work, my parents act pretty much the same way as they do when they are home.
75. My parents probably talk about different things when I am around from what they talk about when I’m not.
76. My parents act pretty much the same way when they are with their friends as they do when they are at home with me.
77. There are some things about me that my parents don’t know.
78. My parents know everything there is to know about me.
79. My parents would be surprised to know what I’m like when I’m not with them.
80. There are things that I will do differently from my mother and father when I become a parent.
81. I wish my parents would understand who I really am.