The Disgust Scale, Version 1 (Haidt, McCauley, & Rozin, 1994 Ple a s e circl e T (tru e ) or F (fal s e ) : T F 1.

It both e r s me to se e som e o n e in a rest a u r a n t eating me s s y food with his finger s. T F 2. Seeing a cockro ac h in som e o n e else' s hous e does n' t both e r me. T F 3. It both e r s me to hear som e o n e clear a throa t full of mucou s. T F 4. I think it is immor al for eo le to se ek se!u al leas u r e from animals. T F ". It would both e r me to be in a scienc e class# and to se e a hum a n hand res e r $ e d in a %ar. T F &. I would go out of my way to a$oid walking throug h a gra$ e y a r d. T F '. I ne$ e r let any art of my body touch the toilet sea t in ublic restroo m s . T F (. )$en if I was hungry# I would not drink a bowl of my fa$orite sou if it had be e n stirre d by a use d but thorou g hly wash e d flyswat t e r. T F *. I might be willing to try eating monk e y me a t # unde r som e circu ms t a n c e s . T F 1+. It would both e r me to se e a rat run acros s my ath in a ark. T F 11. If I se e som e o n e $omit# it mak e s me sick to my sto m a c h. T F 12. I think homo s e ! u al acti$ities are immor al. T F 13. It would not u s e t me at all to watch a erson with a glass eye take the eye out of the sock e t. T F 14. It would both e r me tre m e n d o u sly to touch a dea d body. T F 1". I roba bly would not go to my fa$orite rest a u r a n t if I found out that the cook had a cold. T F 1&. It would both e r me to slee in a nice hot el room if I knew that a man had died of a heart atta ck in that room the night befor e. Ple a s e rat e (0, 1, or 2) ho w dis g u s t i n g you w o ul d find th e follo w i n g ex p e r i e n c e s . + , not disgus ting at all 1 , slightly disgusting 2 , $ery disgusting If you think som e t hin g is bad or un le a s a n t # but not disgus ting# you should write -+-. ....1'. /ou se e som e o n e ut ketchu on $anilla ice crea m# and eat it. ....1(. /ou se e ma g g o t s on a iec e of me a t in an outdoor garb a g e ail. ....1*. 0hile you are walking throug h a tunn el unde r a railroad track# you sm ell urine. ....2+. /ou hear about a 3+ year old man who se ek s se!u al relations hi s with (+ year old wom e n . ....21. /ou se e som e o n e accide n t ally stick a fishing hook throug h his finger. ....22. /our friend's et cat dies# and you ha$e to ick u the dea d body with your bare hands. ....23. /ou take a si of soda# and then reali1e that you drank from the glass that an ac2u aint a n c e of yours had bee n drinking from. ....24. 3 friend offers you a iec e of chocolat e sha e d like dog 4doo. ....2". /ou are about to drink a glass of milk when you smell that it is s oiled. ....2&. /ou are walking barefoo t on concr e t e # and you ste on an eart hw or m . ....2'. /ou se e a bowel mo$ e m e n t left unflush e d in a ublic toilet. ....2(. /ou hear about an adult woma n who has se! with her fath e r. ....2*. /ou se e a man with his intestin e s e! os e d after an accide n t. ....3+. /ou accide n t ally touch the ash e s of a erso n who has bee n cre m a t e d . ....31. /ou disco$ e r that a friend of yours chang e s und erw e a r only once a week. ....32. 3s art of a se! educ a tion class# you are re2uire d to inflate a new unlubrica t e d condo m # using your mouth.
To scor e the 5isgus t Scale6 The goal is to calcul at e how m a n y 2ue s tio n s out of 32 were answ e r e d in the disgu s t4 sensiti$ e way. First# ut a dot ne!t to 2ue s tion s 2#*# and 13# since thes e 2ue s ti on s must be A re$ers e d @ . Then# count u the num b e r of T = s circled# e!c e t for 2ue s tio n s 2#*# and 13.

3dd to this num b e r the num b e r of F = s circled on 2ue s ti on s 2# *# and 13. This is your score on 7art 8ne. 9e!t# add u all the ratings gi$en on 2ue s tion s 1'4 32# and di$ide that tot al by 2. This is your scor e on 7art Two. 3dd your score s from art s 8ne and Two# which shoul d gi$e you a nu m b e r betw e e n + and 32. The a$er a g e scor e for 3merica n adult sa m l e s is a ro!i m a t e l y 1& :14 for m e n# 1( for wom e n;. <igher num b e r s indicat e that a erso n is mor e disgu s t sen siti$e tha n a$er a g e .