Question

John and Joe, identical twins reared together, both complete the NEO, a personality test based on the Big Five theory of personality. How alike are they likely to be on the trait "openness to experience"?

Answer 1

John and Joe, identical twins reared together, both complete the NEO, a personality test based on the Big Five theory of personality. They are no more alike than siblings.

Explanation:

Identical features of twins are more likely same to each other in respect of  physical and psychological. Openness to experience is one of the criteria to judge human personality. Six different dimensions are included in it namely

• active imagination,
• aesthetic sensitivity,
• attentiveness to inner feelings,
• preference for variety and
• intellectual curiosity.

All these factors are inter correlated. Its a combined cluster of traits, tendency and personality which represent openness.

In case of twins this openness to experience or personality traits are more or less same.