Travis, from a small, midwestern town attends college in the city. he has never eaten sushi, but a group of friends is going out to a sushi restaurant, and they ask travis to come along. travis is excited at the prospect of trying sushi. mccrae and costa would conclude that he ranks high on which of the five factors?

The correct answer is openness 

According Five Factor Model of Personality by McCrae and Costa, humans possess five broad personality trait dimensions, which are openness, neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness and agreeableness. Openness includes characteristics such as willingness to try new experiences or things, imagination, creativity, a broad range of interests, etc. Since Travis is eager to try sushi, which is something new for him, he ranks high on openness.