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ChristianKl comments on Measuring open-mindedness - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 06 June 2015 04:36:05PM 0 points [-]

If you measure the personality via a big 5 personality test you can see whether the ratings correlate.

Comment author: cleonid 06 June 2015 05:44:02PM 0 points [-]

I’m sure there will be some correlations but I would not know what to do with them. Traits like conscientiousness have no obvious connection to my question. Openness to new experiences is sometimes used as a proxy for open-mindedness, but to me this seems a little farfetched. Is there a strong reason to believe that an adventurous eater will be more open-minded on political questions?