Do I See Myself the Way Others See Me?

The Five Big Factors of Personality  Openness to Experience  Conscientiousness  Extroversion  Agreeableness  Neuroticism

Openness to Experience  Linked to Creativity  Linked to Creative Accomplishments  Liberal Values  Tolerence

Conscientiousness  Positive  Linked to Better Quality of Friendships  Low levels associated with Criminal Behavior

Extraversion  Social  Positive  More Forgiving  Feel Strong Sense of Meaning in Life

Agreeableness  Related to Generosity  More Satisfying Romantic Relationships  Positive

Neuroticism  Negative  Higher Levels Means More Negative Experiences  Neurotic Individuals Tend to Report More Negative Things

My Actual Test Results  Down to earth- Imaginative: 2  Lazy- Hardworking: 3  Secure-Insecure: 2  Reserved-Affectionate: 5  Callous-Sympathetic: 5  Comfortable-Self-conscious: 4  Uncooperative- Helpful: 4  Narrow Interests- Broad Interests:4

Cont.  Quiet- Talkative: 5  Negligent- Conscientious: 5  Calm- Worrying: 4  Aloof- Friendly: 5  Conventional- Original: 5  Aimless- Ambitious: 4  Vengeful- Forgiving: 2  Even-tempered- Temperamental: 3

Cont.  Retiring- Sociable: 5  Quitting- Persevering: 3  Unadventurous- Daring: 4  Irritable- Good-natured: 5

Chris’ Actual Results About Me  Down to earth- Imaginative: 1  Lazy- Hardworking: 3  Secure-Insecure: 3  Reserved-Affectionate: 4  Callous-Sympathetic: 5  Comfortable-Self-conscious: 3  Uncooperative- Helpful: 2  Narrow Interests- Broad Interests:4

Cont.  Quiet- Talkative: 5  Negligent- Conscientious: 2  Calm- Worrying: 5  Aloof- Friendly: 5  Conventional- Original: 5  Aimless- Ambitious: 4  Vengeful- Forgiving: 2  Even-tempered- Temperamental: 4

Cont.  Retiring- Sociable: 5  Quitting- Persevering: 3  Unadventurous- Daring: 5  Irritable- Good-natured: 5

Order of Traits: How I Saw Myself  Extroversion: 19 Points  Agreeableness: 16 Points  Openness to Experience: 15 Points  Conscientiousness: 15 Points  Neuroticism: 13 Points

Order of Traits: How Others See Me (Chris)  Extroversion: 19 Points  Openness To Experience: 15 Points  Neuroticism: 15 Points  Agreeableness: 14 Points  Conscientiousness: 12 Points

Similarities In Both Tests  Extroversion Showed Highest with 19 Answered 3/4 The Same  Openness To Experience with 15 Answered 2/4 The Same

Differences In Test  I Think I’m More Conscientious  I Scored Lower In Neuroticism Then I Did In Chris’ Test About Me  I Scored Higher In Agreeableness

Any Major Differences On Certain Questions?  Only 2 that were more then one apart Uncooperative-Helpful (1-5) ○ I answered 4 ○ Chris answered 2 Negligent-Conscientious (1-5) ○ I answered 5 ○ Chris answered 2

Why the differences?  1 st Difference: Uncooperative-Helpful Chris Said: I tend to be more bossy then helpful I Said: I tend to help by taking the lead  2 nd Difference: Negligent-Conscientious Chris Said: Tend to forget more things I Said: I’m really not negligent

Any exact same answers?  11 Same Answers  Mostly in the Extroversion category and Conscientiousness category

What Does It Mean?  I am a very positive person  While I scored lower in neuroticism, that means I do not outwardly show my confidence or positivity as much as I think I do  Overall pretty open to experience  I tend to think I am more agreeable then those I live with think I am  I think I also think I am more conscientious then others think

In Short  I generally think the same about my personality as those I live with  The more negative aspects I tend to say outloud  My openness is expressed the same as I feel  Others do not see me to differently then I see myself

What Did I Learn?  I am less negative then I thought but I can put off a more outwardly negative vibe  I am overall a very positive person  Others see me almost like I see myself  Views on helpfulness are different  What each different category means and how they relate to me