What are the Big Five personality Traits

Big 5 personality traits:

The Big Five model developed in 1949 resulted from the contributions of many independent researchers. Gordon Allport and Henry Odbert first formed a list of 4,500 terms relating to personality traits in 1936. Their work provided the foundation for other psychologists to begin determining the basic dimensions of personality.

In the 1940s , Raymond Cattell and his colleagues used factor analysis ( a statistical method ) to narrow down Allport's list to sixteen traits . 

 However , numerous psychologists examined Cattell's list and found that it could further reduced to five traits . Among these psychologists were Donald Fiske , Norman , Smith , Goldberg , and McCrae & Costa .

 In particular , Lewis Goldberg advocated heavily for five primary factors of personality .  His work was expanded upon by McCrae & Costa , who confirmed the model's validity and provided the model used today. Conscientiousness, Agreeableness , Neuroticism . Openness to experience , and Extraversion . The Big Five model is also sometimes called OCEAN or CANOE , both acronyms of the five traits 

OPENNESSTOEXPERIENCE : 

It is one of the " Big Five " personality factors which means being creative and open to new ideas ( people who like to learn new things and enjoy new experiences ) 
This factor indicates how open minded a person is . 
People are imaginative , Insightful and having a variety of interests . They have creative thinking and have Flexible attitude.

✔HIGH ON OPENNESS:

Having unusual ideas and art 

 Imaginative 

Creative 

Curious 

Daring and take risk 

Open to new and different ideas 

 Flexible Attitude

 ✔LOW ON OPENNESS:

 Conventional 

Enjoy having routines 

Less creative 

less curious Down to earth 

No flexibility

 CONSCIENTIOUSNESS :

 Conscientiousness is used to describe the degree to which person is organized . 

How discipline he or she is and can also describe how careful a person is in certain situation . 

 Ability of people to control their pulse .

✔HIGH ON CONSCIENTIOUSNESS:

Hard working 

Deliberated 

Neat and systematic

 Perfectionists 

Highly dependable

✔ LOW ON CONSCIENTOUSNESS:

Less goal oriented 

Antisocial

 Criminal behavior

 Not very dependable

  Extraversion: 

Extraversion is defined as a behavior where someone enjoys being around people more than being alone . 

An example of extraversion is when someone always likes to be around people and enjoys being the center of attention . 

They are social, talkative and always want to be the center of attention.

✔HIGH ON EXTRAVERSION:

Highlyinvolved in social situation 

Talkative

 Assertive 

Active

 Energetic

✔ LOW ON EXTRAVERSION:

  less involved in  social situation

 Shy

Quiet

 Reserved 

Silent

 AGGREABLENESS : 

 A personality dimension that describe the individual's propensity . 

They easily agree with anyone.

They put their own personal interest set aside and give importance to others interests

 Refers to tendency how people tend to treat with others on how people's orientation with others .

 ✔High in Aggreableness:

Warm and Helpful 

Friendly 

Put aside their own interests 

Cooperative and Generous 

Control their negative emotions

 ✔Low in Agreeableness :

 Suspicious 

 Unfriendly

Self centered

 Uncooperative 

Manipulate their social relations

 NEUROTICISM :

It is the tendency to experience negative emotions , such as anger , anxiety.or depression . 

This trait determines the overall emotional stability 

 Persons who have high neuroticism usually experience emotionally instability and negative emotions . Such individuals remain moody and tense .

✔People high in Neuroticism :

  Anxiety 

Self consciousness 

 Depression 

 Impulsiveness 

Angry

 hostility

 ✔People low in Neuroticism : 

Calm 

Even tempered 

Hardy 

Unemotional