SCHEMA-VIOLATION PREFERENCE 1 Running head: SCHEMA-VIOLATION PREFERENCE Why schema-violations are sometimes preferable to schema-consistencies: The role of interest and openness to experience. Małgorzata A. Gocłowska 1,2 , Matthijs Baas 1 , Andrew J. Elliot 2 , Carsten K. W. De Dreu 1,3 , 1 University of Amsterdam 2 University of Rochester 3 Leiden University To appear in 2014 in the Journal of Research in Personality in 2017. Access a corrected and copy-edited version of this article: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092656616302872 Author Note Corresponding author: Małgorzata A. Gocłowska, Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Postbus 15919, 1001 NK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Email: Goclowska.M@gmail.com. Author contribution: MAG and MB designed the studies. MAG analyzed data from both studies and wrote the article, and MB, CKWD, and AJE provided critical comments and revisions. The authors would like to thank Stefania Paolini for her extensive and valuable comments on an earlier version of this manuscript. Preparation of this manuscript was supported by a Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellowships awarded to MAG (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IOF, 622331, CREA.TA; with CKWD & AJE). Data Storage: In accordance with the data storage protocol at the University of Amsterdam, the raw and analyzed data, syntax and results reported in this paper will be stored in a permanent repository that is accessible to authorized university staff for quality control and scientific integrity purposes. This repository is not open to the public but serves as backup in case data are lost or need to be investigated. Independently of this institutional backup, the authors are happy to provide their copy of the stored data upon request.