23/07/2024
My mother didn't have me tested(think Big Bang Theory quote) but I had myself tested...personality tests are fun but they miss so much - :
Openness: Exceptionally High
You are exceptionally high in openness, which is the primary dimension of creativity, artistic
interest and intelligence (particularly verbal intelligence) in the Big Five personality trait
scientic model. Openness is a measure of interest in novelty, art, literature, abstract thinking,
philosophy as well as sensitivity to aesthetic emotions and beauty. The two aspects of
openness are intellect and aesthetics.
Your score puts you at the 96th percentile for openness. If you were one of 100 people in a
room, you would be higher in openness than 96 of them and lower in openness than 3 of
them.
People with exceptionally high levels of openness are almost always characterized by others
as extremely smart, creative, exploratory, intelligent and visionary.
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96 Openness
Exceptionally High
They are extremely interested in learning, and are constantly acquiring new abilities and skills.
They are extremely curious and exploratory. They are exceptionally interested in abstract
thinking, philosophy, and the meaning of belief systems and ideologies. They live for cultural
events such as movies, concerts, dance recitals, plays, poetry readings, gallery openings and
art shows. They are very likely to enjoy writing (or even to be driven to write). They enjoy
complex, abstract ideas and deeply love to confront and solve complex, abstract and multi-
dimensional problems.
They are almost always prolic readers, and are interested in a vast range of topics. They have
an exceptionally broad and deep vocabulary. They can think and learn remarkably quickly.
They are unusually procient at formulating new ideas, and can be exceptionally articulate
(particularly if average or above in extraversion). People exceptionally high in openness can
see old things in remarkable ways. They can think outside of the box. When they hear or come
up with an idea, many other ideas are usually triggered. They can formulate any single
problem in an exceptionally diverse range of ways, and can generate a tremendously large
number of problem-solving solutions. They will constantly seek change, often to make things
better, but also just for the sake of change.
People who are exceptionally high in openness are poorly adapted to and do not do well in
situations or occupations that are routinized and predictable. They t badly at the bottom of
hierarchies. They are unusually ill-suited to entry-level, repetitive, rote positions, because they
are always thinking up new ways to do things, and such ideas are seldom welcome from
someone at the bottom. They are extremely radical thinkers. They shake things up,
particularly if they are also disagreeable and assertive. They are likely to be revolutionary
rebels (particularly if average or below in conscientiousness).
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Individuals exceptionally high in openness are entrepreneurial in spirit, as well as smart and
creative. They can be overwhelmingly interested in creating new ventures, sometimes for
prot, sometimes for curiosity, and sometimes for personal transformation. Exceptionally high
levels of openness appear necessary to the formation and leadership of business and other
forms of complex organization, although conscientiousness appears required for the
attention to detail and process management that such organizations also always need.
Because people who are exceptionally high in openness are interested in absolutely
everything, they can nd it hard to settle on a single path in life, to specialize to a necessary
degree, and to create an integrated identity. This is particularly dangerous if they are above
average in neuroticism and/or below average in conscientiousness. People characterized by
the combination of high openness and high neuroticism constantly undermine their own
convictions and beliefs by incessant questioning and make themselves lost and anxious. Open,
unconscientious people tend to be “under-achievers” (particularly if also above average in
neuroticism). Such people appear to have the capability to succeed, can learn quickly, and are
creative, but they seldom implement their ideas.
Openness is the dimension that best predicts political allegiance (with conscientiousness,
particularly the aspect of orderliness, coming in at second place). Those who are liberal,
politically, are very much more likely to be high in openness than conservatives.
Women and men dier very little in openness at the trait level, although there are dierences
in the aspect levels.
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