Psychology / Unit 10 Psych 1144 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Openness
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The idea
Openness is the tendency toward curiosity, imagination, and receptiveness to new experience and ideas.
In practice
A person high in openness seeks out unfamiliar music, cuisine, and arguments.
Where people slip
Openness is not intelligence, and the two correlate weakly.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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