The main researcher of this trait, Robert McCrae says that, "Open individuals have an affinity for liberal, progressive, left-wing political views" -- they like a society which is open and changing -- "whereas closed individuals prefer conservative, traditional, right-wing views."
Glavni istraživač ove crte ličnosti, Robert McCrae kaže: "Otvoreni pojedinci imaju sklonost liberalnim, naprednim, ljevičarskim pogledima" - vole društvo koje je otvoreno i mijenja se - "dok su zatvoreni pojedinci skloniji konzervativnim, tradicionalnim, desničarskim stavovima."