“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 Extraversion is 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.