# PERSONALITY

Question 1

encompass

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include comprehensively

Question 2

variations

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changes/ different forms

Question 3

5 ways to measure one’s personality => representing 5 dimensions of personality

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1. Extraversion - are you sociable or quiet?
2. Agreeableness - are you warm/welcoming or cold?
3. Conscientiousness - are you trusting and reliable or not?
4. Emotional Stability- are you calm or anxious?
5. Openness to experience - are you more
   open or conservative?

Question 4

sociable (to be surrounded by friends)

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have high extraversion OR a extrovert

Question 5

Arguing: disagree with others rather than agree to make them haapy

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have low

agreeableness OR you aren’t agreeable

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Working or Studying

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serious and never meet a deadline => place trust on you => have a high level of conscientiousness or you’re very conscientious.

Question 7

consider yourself a calm
person, not afraid of public speaking and
well able to handle stress

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have a pretty high level of emotional stability

Question 8

don’t like to travel or be creative => stick to the traditional values and play it safe all the time

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have a low level of openness to experience

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assertive

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self-confident

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gregarious

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sociable, outgoing

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affable

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friendly, easy to talk to

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impulsive

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pushy (without thinking)

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EXTRAVERSION - strong predictor of leadership in groups, “take charge” sorts of people, >< INTROVERSION

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extraverts (Extroverted
people) -> more socially, dominant and more assertive >< introverts
* downside: more impulsive
they’re more sociable, gregarious, outgoing, friendly, affable and easy to talk to

Question 14

emotionally expressive

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say exactly what you think

Question 15

INTROVERSION

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Introverted people are more quite, reserved,
uncommunicative
be likeable just as
extroverted due to listen more and less emotionally expressive

Question 16

AGREEABLENESS => tend to agree almost all the time

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high in collectivistic cultures like Vietnam, China or Japan
=> to maintain the harmony of the group
rather than disrupt them >< Americans - (frank, expressive in opinions. If disag, will disag opnely)

Question 17

why Japanese are very likeable and more obedient to order, conforming to social norms and compliant to law (lowest crime rate in
the world).

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have higher levels of

agreeableness than the American counterparts.

Question 18

being a disagreeable

jerk is good for important project

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to disagree and point out the mistakes to make things better => agrees to a shitty idea, like destroying the world

Question 19

CONSCIENTIOUSNESS -> important and key to success

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hard-working, persistent, reliable, self disciplined, trusting, and achievement-oriented
=> conscientious people @live longer cuz’ take better care of and engage in fewer risky behaviors (like smoking, drinking
and drugs, and risky sexual or driving behavior).
@be so organized and
structured =>don’t adapt as well to changing contexts => are generally performance oriented and have more trouble learning complex skills early in the training process cuz’ focus is on performing well rather than on learning
@ less creative than less conscientious pep

Question 20

ambiguity

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unclearness, uncertainty

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EMOTIONAL STABILITY

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related to life satisfaction, job satisfaction, and low stress levels
high scorers ~ be positive and optimistic and experience fewer negative emotions. happier than who score low.
if nervous rather than excited when a presentation => a low scorer.

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OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE

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who score high on OTE => more creative in science and art than those who score low.
travelling a lot not an indication of a high level => how you travel and what kind of travel are better indicators. => score high ~ are more
comfortable of ambiguity, change and
uncertain and more adaptable to changing
contexts.

Question 23

pragmatic

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very very realistic

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charismatic

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very charming and magnetic

Question 25

entitlement

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having the rights to receive (things) from others

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inferior (to)

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the opposite of superior to

Question 27

MACHIAVELLIAN - a

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u can do ANYTHING to
get ahead or to get what you want, even deceit, lying or faking.
be very pragmatic => play on other people’s emotions to get what you want => have your own tactics to manipulate others
high in M => be dangerous => almost work in any jobs. (best position like negotiation-related)

Question 28

NARCISSISTIC

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a narcissist => be the
center of attention or looks at the mirror a lot
have a strong sense of self-importance, equires excessive admiration, has a sense of entitlement, and is arrogant => be more charismatic => as leaders and display better psychological health
undesirable: wanna gain the admiration of others and receive affirmation of their superiority => tend to “talk down” to those who threaten
them, treating others as if they were inferior
@ they be selfish and exploitive and believe others exist for their benefit.