Deck 12: D: Personality

Question 1

Explain the Five Factor Model of personality.Describe each of the 'Big Five' traits by explaining the characteristics of individuals with high and low scores on each of the traits.

Answer 1

A good answer should include the following.
The Five Factor model of personality is a trait-based theory that suggests that people vary along five major variables: openness,conscientiousness,extroversion,agreeableness,and neuroticism.Each person will fall somewhere along the continuum for each of these variables;taken together,a good,predictive picture of their personality will emerge.
- Openness
* High scorer: creative,artistic,curious,imaginative,nonconforming
* Low scorer: conventional,down-to-earth
- Conscientiousness
* High scorer: ambitious,organizes,reliable
* Low scorer: unreliable,lazy,casual,spontaneous
- Extraversion
* High scorer: social,enjoy high levels of stimulation
* Low scorer: reserved,enjoy low levels of stimulation
- Agreeableness
* High scorer: good-natured,trusting,supportive
* Low scorer: rude,uncooperative,irritable,hostile,competitive
- Neuroticism
* High scorer: worried,insecure,anxiety-prone
* Low scorer: tranquil,secure,emotionally stable