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“The Big Five ” (AP Psych). By: Will Dunne. “The Big Five” Table of Contents. - Some Background - Conscientiousness - Agreeableness - Neuroticism - Openness - Extraversion. Some Background .
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“The Big Five”(AP Psych) By: Will Dunne
“The Big Five” Table of Contents - Some Background -Conscientiousness - Agreeableness - Neuroticism - Openness - Extraversion
Some Background • In the field of Psychology, a person’s personality can be broken down and grouped into five broad domains or traits • Conscientiousness • Agreeableness • Neuroticism • Openness • Extraversion • These traits are nicknamed “The Big Five” • To take a personality test to discover your Big Five “levels” click here
Conscientiousness • Conscientiousness is the trait associated with organization, reliability, carefulness, and thoroughness • A person with • High Conscientiousness: Would be organized, careful, and thorough. • Low Conscientiousness: Would be unorganized, unreliable, and not careful.
Agreeableness • Agreeableness is the trait associated kindness, compassion, and trust • A person with • High Agreeableness: Would be caring, and kind; always taking other’s feelings into consideration. • Low Agreeableness: Would be unkind and not go out of their way to help another person.
Neuroticism • Neuroticism is the trait concerned with anxiety, moodiness, and guilt. • A person with • High Neuroticism: Would be very anxious all the time and constantly moody; these people are easily stressed. • Low Neuroticism: Would be cool under pressure and never really anxious.
Openness • Openness is the trait concerned with imagination and curiosity. • A person who is • Open: Would always be up to try new things and would have a very big imagination. • Not open: Would be more down to earth and more realistic about life and ideas in general.
Extraversion • Extraversionis the trait associated with being outgoing, talkative, and social. • A person who is • Extraverted: Would always be up to go out with friends or to a social event. • Introverted: Would be more non-social and quite. These people still do social things, just not as often.