These problems in emotional regulation can diminish a neurotic's ability to think clearly, make decisions, and cope effectively with stress. At the other end of the scale, individuals who score low in neuroticism are less easily upset and are less emotionally reactive. They tend to be calm, emotionally stable, and free from persistent negative feelings. Openness to Experience Your score on Openness to Experience is high , indicating you enjoy novelty, variety, and change. You are curious, imaginative, and creative.
Open people are intellectually curious, appreciative of art, and sensitive to beauty.
They tend to be, compared to closed people, more aware of their feelings. They tend to think and act in individualistic and nonconforming ways. Nonetheless, Intellect is probably best regarded as one aspect of openness to experience. Scores on Openness to Experience are only modestly related to years of education and scores on standard intelligent tests. Another characteristic of the open cognitive style is a facility for thinking in symbols and abstractions far removed from concrete experience.