The Big 5 PERSONALITY INVETORY

What is the Big 5? A system of classifying personality traits Describes 5 basic personality traits that generally fit everyone Helps us to get an understanding of ourselves and others Tests use behavioural factors and mathematically correlates answers together to describe personality characteristics

The Big 5 Personality Traits: Extraversion: Engages with the external world Being with other people Often experience positive emotions Action-oriented Group interaction and socializing

The Big 5 Personality Traits: Extraversion: Opposite: introversion Lower energy and activity levels than extraverts Quiet or low-key Deliberate (planning) Less social interaction Independent Reserved (can be mistaken for unfriendly/unsociable)

The Big 5 Personality Traits: Agreeableness: Seeks cooperation and social harmony. Considerate, friendly, generous and helpful. Optimistic view of people. Believe that people are usually honest and trustworthy Usually well-liked

The Big 5 Personality Traits: Agreeableness: Opposite: Disagreeable Self-interest above others Unconcerned with the well-being of others Skeptical or suspicious of other people Less cooperative Objective decision makers –not easily influenced by others

The Big 5 Personality Traits: Conscientiousness: High degree of self-control Typically avoid trouble Usually plan and persist at achieving goals Reliable Often successful Can be perfectionists

The Big 5 Personality Traits: Conscientiousness: Opposite: Unconscientious Impulsive behaviour (acting without thinking) Can often get in trouble Can be unreliable Thinking about the present, not planning for or thinking about the future Sometimes show a lack of ambition (drive to achieve)

The Big 5 Personality Traits: Neuroticism: May experience one or more of the following; anxiety, anger or depression Emotionally reactive Responds emotionally to events more so than others Can view events “out of proportion” Lengthy emotional periods of frustration can affect decision making and thinking clearly

The Big 5 Personality Traits: Neuroticism: Opposite: Balanced (emotionally) Less emotionally responsive and reactive Free from persistent negative feelings Able to achieve a greater clarity of thought and decision-making with

The Big 5 Personality Traits: Openness to Experience: Tend to be creative and imaginative Curious, appreciative of arts and sensitive to beauty More aware of their own feelings Tend to be individualistic and non-confirmative Abstract thinking, symbolic recognition and performance arts

The Big 5 Personality Traits: Openness to Experience: Opposite: Closed to experience Prefer concrete and straight forward concepts New ideas or concepts may be viewed with suspicion Narrower or common interests Conservative and resistant to change

Take the Big 5 Personality Test Answer each question honestly Don’t worry about your results Use the test as a tool to understand yourself better

Take the Big 5 Personality Test When you are finished create a BIG 5 stamp on the front page of your passport. -Just like you did for multiple intelligences Click HERE to begin the test. If you finish early, complete THIS QUIZ and compare your results to the first one.