Malik and Tarek are brothers who live in Michigan. They both enjoy winter because of all the activities that are available to th
em. Malik prefers to ski, and only ski, whereas Tarek likes to try any winter sport such as skiing, snowboarding, ice fishing, and the like. Based on this information, Malik and Tarek differ on which of the factors of the five-factor model?
a) openness
b) neuroticism
c) extraversion
d) conscientiousness
Openness to experience: In psychology, openness to experience is considered as one of the personality traits of the Big-five factor model of personality that consists of five different types of personality traits.
Openness to experience refers to a cognitive style in which an individual is characterized as conventional, imaginative, intellectually curious, sensitive towards beauty, open-minded, and creative. An individual who is high on openness to experience loves to try new things and are often adventurous. These people love to travel and explore new things.
In the question above, Malik and Tarek differ on the openness to experience factor of the five-factor model.
