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Compare and contrast. Openness to new experiences - Inhibitions/fear of new experiences - Psychology

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Compare and contrast.

Openness to new experiences - Inhibitions/fear of new experiences

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Openness to new experiences is a criteria of good adjustment. People who show openness to new experiences are imaginative, creative, intellectually curious, willing to try new things, and to take moderate risks as they have confidence in themselves. They may think and act in individualistic and often nonconforming ways. They enjoy challenges, adventure, and accept the unfamiliar. Inhibition to new experiences makes the person conservative, intolerant, resistant to change, and highly suspicious or avoidant of things that are unfamiliar or ambiguous.

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Chapter 5: Healthy Me - Normal Me - Exercises [Page 59]

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Balbharati Psychology [English] 11 Standard Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 5 Healthy Me - Normal Me
Exercises | Q 3. (ii) | Page 59
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