proneness

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Proneness to belief in conspiracy theories is also associated with religiosity, especially with people for whom a religious worldview is especially important.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2021

In the study, participants first completed the Boredom Proneness Scale, which is a personality test used to determine need for external stimulation.

From Scientific American • Mar. 3, 2020

The Boredom Proneness Scale, devised in 1986, is a standard way to measure how easily someone loses interest in what is going on and starts to crave other stimulation.

From Nature • Jan. 11, 2016

But some individuals are more likely to be bored than others, and to help measure this, researchers developed a “Boredom Proneness Scale” in the 1980s.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2012

Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah