Talk:Openness to experience
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To behave unusually - or autistically
[edit]A sentence under the header "Personality disorders" reads as follows: 'Its opposite, known as impulsivity (here: an aspect of openness that shows a tendency to behave unusually or autistically)'
This sentence appears to be using 'autistically' as a synonym for "unusually". In my judgement this reads as unsavoury, arguably offensive, unscientific and gratuitous. - i think you'll agree the word 'unusually' is sufficient.
The effects of openness to experience on ageing
[edit]The statement that says "openness to experience may contribute to graceful aging, facilitating memory and verbal abilities as well as a number of other significant cognitive features in older adults" feels like its missing content, it seems like its eluding to openness having a direct effect on ageing when that is not the case. It would improve the section to explain that openness to experience might allow someone to embrace more positive experiences that could create a more beneficial lifestyle. Maybe it allows those with high levels of it to be more inclined to seek out healthcare often. They might be the ones that are more curious and choose to continue learning as they get older which would help them with memory retention. To include this information would better explain the correlation and between openness and healthier adults as they age. Correlation does not mean Causation.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test
[edit]Using personality inventories to provide real evidence of openness to experience is a great way to increase reliability. However, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is notorious for poor response validity. Therefore, it may be an unreliable source to explain openness. Instead, choosing another inventory that provides much more trustworthy information may make the wiki page more reliable. Using an inventory such as the PRF or QPQ-32i may provide more trustworthy information since the response validity is notably stronger. TPek21 (talk) 15:45, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
Real World Applications
[edit]The wiki page is very extensive when it comes to providing research done to evaluate openness to experience making it very reliable when explaining possible correlations and what the trait means. I do notice that there appears to be very little real-world application. Adding a section explaining how openness to experience may career choices, lifestyles, and relationships would provide more information that could better explain how openness to experience effects people's day-to-day lives. TPek21 (talk) 15:49, 23 February 2025 (UTC)