DETERMINNG PERSONAL TRAITS. Flashcards
Determinng personal traits– the five dimensions
(According to Raymond Cattell-Psychologist)
the OCEAN acronym
The five dimensions abbreviated as OCEAN
O- Openness
C- Conscientiousness
E- Extraversion
A- Agreeableness
N- Neuroticism
it is being Open to new things and prefer variety versus those who seek more
comfort and familiarity. People who love to step out of their comfort zone.
Openness
They are adventurous, imaginative, original and liberal as opposed to conventional, conservative, and obediently following a routine.
Openness
Openness to experience for their ____
own sake
Describes the extent to which people are orderly, controlled, organized, ambitious, achievement-focused and self-disciplined.
Conscientiousness
It describes a person’s ability to be rule-bounded, hardworking, and persevering.
Conscientiousness
This is in contrast to someone who is messy, aimless, disorganized, and lazy.
Conscientiousness
It refers to the degree of organization, persistence, control, and motivation in goal-directed behavior.
Conscientiousness
Who are fun- loving, sociable, active, and passionate about everything they do.
-They are not shy nor reserved or passive, nor they prefer to be on their own.
Extraversion
They tend to be affectionate, jovial, talkative, and fun-loving.
Extraversion
refers to the quantity and intensity of energy directed outward into the social world.
Extraversion
Relates to people who are good-natured, trusting, generous, and lenient.
It is not applicable to people who are stingy, ruthless, suspicious, or are natural antagonists.
Agreeableness
Described as softhearted, trusting, generous, acquiescent, lenient, and good-natured.
Interactions range from being compassionate to being
tough-minded
Agreeableness
Is known to be a common quality of worries.
This trait can explain those who are always anxious,
emotional, vulnerable, and self-conscious.
Neuroticism
People tend to be vulnerable to stress-related disorders.
Neuroticism
in Openness
opposite of—-
Imaginative
Interested in variety
Independent
Openness
practical
sticks to a routine
conforming
in Conscientiousness
opposite —
Organized
Careful
Disciplined
disorganized
careless
impulse
Extraversion
opposite of—
Sociable
Fun-loving
Energetic
retiring
somber
reserved
Agreeableness
opposite of —
Soft-hearted
Trusting
Helpful
ruthless
suspicious
uncooperative
Neuroticism (Emotional Instability)
opposite of—
Calm
Secure
Self-satisfied
anxious
insecure
self-pitying
these are low scores of —
Down-to-earth
Uncreative
Conventional
Uncurious
Openness to
experience
high scores of —
Imaginative
Creative
Original
Curious
Openness to
experience
low scores of –
Negligent
Lazy
Disorganized
Late
Conscientiousness
high scores of —
Conscientious
Hardworking
Well-organized
Punctual
Conscientiousness
lows scores of –
Loner
Quiet
Passive
Reserved
Extroversion
high scores of —
Joiner
Talkative
Active
Affectionate
Extroversion
low scores of —
Suspicious
Critical
Ruthless
Irritable
Agreeableness
high scores of —-
Trusting
Lenient
Soft-hearted
Good-natured
Agreeableness
low scores of —-
Calm
Even-tempered
Comfortable
Unemotional
Neuroticism
high scores of —
Worried
Temperamental
Self-conscious
Emotional
Neuroticism
the 2 Origins of Personality
Nature and Nurture
Nature- inherited characteristics from their family background.
Nature-
- biological characteristic includes genetic disease, eye
color, hair color, skin color
Nature-
- Behavior, attitudes, traits from the forefathers, etc.
Nature-
Nurture- from the environment, your friends, people
around you, who you interact most of the time.
Nurture-
More often, people simply attribute their personalities
to both factors.
Nurture-
Current researches on personality,
however, have come up with the hypothesis that
personality arises from
nature through nurture.
In other words, it is neither nature nor nurture, but
nature through nurture.
Current researches on personality,
however, have come up with the hypothesis that
personality arises from nature through nurture.
In other words, it is neither nature nor nurture, but
nature through nurture.
Nurture
who is the psychologist who coined the acronym OCEAN
Raymond Cattell
