Practice question · Match the pairs
Classify each described person by the Big Five trait they score HIGH on.
- Extraversion
- Conscientiousness
- Neuroticism
- Openness
- Anxious, emotionally reactive, and easily upset
- Organized, disciplined, dependable, and punctual
- Outgoing, sociable, and energized by being around others
- Curious, imaginative, always eager to try new experiences
Hints
- Map each cluster of adjectives to its OCEAN trait.
- Curious/imaginative is openness; organized/dependable is conscientiousness.
Show the answer
- Extraversion → Outgoing, sociable, and energized by being around others
- Conscientiousness → Organized, disciplined, dependable, and punctual
- Neuroticism → Anxious, emotionally reactive, and easily upset
- Openness → Curious, imaginative, always eager to try new experiences
Why
Curiosity is openness, organization is conscientiousness, sociability is extraversion, and emotional reactivity is neuroticism. Each adjective cluster fingerprints one of the five dimensions (the fifth, agreeableness, is compassion/cooperation).
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More questions on The Big Five Trait Model
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