Five-Factor Model (Big Five)

Question 1

What are the five traits in the Five-Factor Model?

Answer 1

o Surgency (Extraversion).
o Agreeableness.
o Conscientiousness.
o Emotional Stability.
o Openness to Experience.

Question 2

Who were the key researchers involved in developing the Five-Factor Model?

Answer 2

Allport and Odbert, Cattell, Fiske, Tupes, and Christal.

Question 3

What are the two main ways the Big Five traits are measured?

Answer 3

o Self-ratings of single-word trait adjectives.
o Self-ratings of sentence items (e.g., NEO-PI-3).

Question 4

What are some controversies surrounding the Five-Factor Model?

Answer 4

Empirical evidence for the five-factor taxonomy, identity of the fifth factor, and whether the model is comprehensive.