Personality Traits
Introduction to Personality Traits
Personality - The characteristic ways that people differ from one another.
Personality Traits – Basic dimensions on which people differ
when we say someone is: Talkative, quiet, anxious
Each individual falls within a certain range of this dimension (trait): low, medium, or high
For a Quality to be considered a personality trait: It has to be consistent and it has to be stable over time
The behaviors associated with talkativeness must be somewhat consistent across situations
It has to indicate “difference” among people
Descriptors from the dictionary : Almost 18,000 words collected
Used Factor Analysis: A statistical technique to determine which words “went together.”
People who said they were friendly, also said they were sociable : Then these two were clubbed together under one dimension of “Extraversion”
Five-Factor Model
Conscientiousness
Openness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Defined as the tendency to appreciate new art, ideas, values, feelings, and behaviors.
+ - High openness people enjoy novelty, are curious, imaginative, artistic, and untraditional
-- Low openness people prefer not to be exposed to alternative moral systems, have narrow interests, and are inartistic
Someone who is
Fantasy prone
Open to feelings
Open to diverse behaviors
Open to new/different ideas
Open to various values and beliefs
Defined as the tendency to be careful, on-time for appointments, to follow rules, and to be hardworking.
+ - Someone high in conscientiousness will rarely be late for a date or appointment, will be organized, hard working, neat, persevering, punctual, self-disciplined.
-- Someone who is low in conscientiousness may prefer spur-of-the-moment action to planning, may be unreliable, careless, and lax.
Someone who is:
Competent, Orderly, Dutiful, Achievement-oriented, Self-disciplined, Deliberate
Defined as the tendency to be talkative, sociable, and to enjoy others, and also has a the tendency to have a dominant style.
+ - People high in extraversion may be the life of the party.
-- Those low in extraversion may prefer a quiet night to a party or be perceived as unenthusiastic
Someone who is :
Gregarious, Warm, Assertive, Active, Excitement-seeking, Positive Emotionality
Defined as the tendency to agree and go along with others rather than to assert one’s own opinions and choices.
+ An agreeable person will agree with others about political opinions, is good-natured, forgiving, gullible (trusting), and helpful.
-- An individual who is low in agreeableness might quickly and confidently assert their own rights and opinions, be irritable, manipulative, uncooperative, and rude.
Someone who is :
Straightforward, Altruistic, Compliant, Trusting, Modest, Tender-minded
Defined as the tendency to frequently experience negative emotions, such as anger, worry, and sadness, as well as being interpersonally sensitive.
+ Someone who is neurotic may constantly worry about little things, be insecure, hypochondriacal, and frequently feel inadequate.
-- Someone who is low in neuroticism may not get irritated by small annoyances, appear calm, unemotional, hardy, secure, and self-satisfied.
Someone who is
Anxious, Angry, Depressed, Self-Consciousness, Impulsive, and Vulnerable
Scores on the Big Five traits are mostly independent
That is, a person’s standing on one trait tells very little about their standing on the other traits
Thus, in the Five-Factor Model, it takes five scores to describe most of an individual’s personality
Reflections
Introduction to Personality Traits
For a quality to be a personality trait it has to be consistent across situations.
Five-Factor Model
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Openness
Neuroticism
A career that would be a great fit with someone that has a openness trait is a councilor because they would be able to deal with others emotions.
I feel like I have a openness trait because I am open to many new things and love to listen to new ideas and open to try new things and learn about them as well.
If a hospital needs to hire a surgeon.Their pool of candidates is composed of doctors who are all high on Neuroticism and youre a consultant serving the hospital admin and need to make a decision. I would look for new candidates because it is a hospital setting. It would put patients at risk when having to make a decision and people who have this trait we wouldn't know how they would react.
This trait would be revealed in me if I have high neuroticism is feeling anxious, angry, and depressed. I feel like I have low of this trait because I don't feel like that most of the time but I would say I do feel like I have some of it.
If I were to hire a professor I would hire someone with high agreeableness but they have a trait that would make a good teacher. For example, they would be good at listening to other students ideas and opinions. On the other hand, someone who is low on agreeableness wouldn't want to hear other people opinions.
Ive seen people with a high and low extraversion trait. High extraversion are more outgoing with anyone, loud, and comes out more friendly. While low extraversion are more quite and seem uninterested when in a gathering,
I feel like I fall into having a high consciousness trait because I tend to be very self- displined. I carry myself as bring hardworking, organized, and considerate person.
I feel like I have a low extraversion trait because in big events with people I don't know I am not very friendly. I tend to be very shy and not talkative.
But when I am with people I am comfortable and know I tend to be more outgoing and loud.
I took the quiz to see what my personality is like and I found out I have a high Conscientiousness , agreeableness, and extroversion trait. Also, have low Neuroticism and openness. I found it very interesting that I have a low neuroticism because I didn't think I would. It shows that I need to work on how to manage my emotions more. Also, on the low openness trait because I would think since I like to travel and meet new places and people I would have a higher percentage. I guess it also connects to both having low neuroticism and openness because of my emotional intelligance and how I control my emotions affects how I act.
For example, talkative traits have to be seen in someone for over the years.
Having a certain personality traits is helpful in certain situations. Such as it is helpful having a certain traits that would help you in your professional and personal career.
For example, having a high trait in agreeableness would be great in a career that needs to be done in team work. You have to be able to work with others and be open to listen to other ideas.