33 Questions
Which personality trait is associated with being self-disciplined and orderly?
Conscientiousness
Which trait is most closely related to being compliant and modest?
Modest
Which personality trait signifies being open to new and different ideas?
Open to feelings
Which trait is linked to being trusting and straightforward?
Trustworthy
Which trait involves being achievement-oriented and competent?
Achievement oriented
Which personality trait includes being open to diverse behaviors and various values and beliefs?
Open to diverse behaviors
What is the acronym used to remember the five major traits in the Five-Factor Model of Personality?
OCEAN
Which approach showed that many personality descriptors found in the dictionary overlap?
Lexical approach
What did statistical methods, specifically factor analysis, help determine in terms of personality dimensions?
Underlying dimensions in personality words
Which term summarizes the personality dimension of being sociable, friendly, and gregarious in the Five-Factor Model?
Extravert
Who were some of the researchers involved in developing the Big Five or Five-Factor Model?
McCrae & Costa
In the Big Five Model, what does the 'O' stand for in the acronym OCEAN?
Openness
What do personality psychologists try to describe and understand?
The differences in people's unique and relatively consistent patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving
Which term describes one of the dimensions on which people differ?
Conscientiousness
In the context of personality psychology, what does the term 'trait' refer to?
Basic dimensions on which people differ
What is the primary focus of Gordon Allport and other 'personologists'?
Understanding the differences between individuals through personality traits
Which term best describes the concept of 'extraversion' as mentioned in the text?
Being talkative and outgoing
According to trait psychologists, how do individuals fall on each dimension of personality traits?
They could be low, medium, or high on any specific trait
Which factor is emphasized by personality researchers when summarizing one's personality?
The significance of global traits
Why are facets considered useful in the study of personality?
To provide more specific details
In the context of extraversion, what could a person who loves parties but hates public speaking be high in?
Gregariousness and warmth
Why might facet scores be beneficial in predicting job performance?
To allow for better job matching
What is suggested about the correlation between different facets within a global trait?
They tend to go together
How do facet scores contribute to understanding a person according to the text?
They add important knowledge
What is a key feature of personality traits according to the text?
They are continuous distributions
When personality psychologists discuss introverts and extraverts, what are they actually referring to?
People who score low or high on a continuum
What is the challenge associated with the trait approach in personality psychology?
Generating too many new traits
How do most people score on traits like extraversion according to personality psychologists?
Somewhere in the middle
What was a common issue faced by scientists studying personality traits?
Difficulty reducing the number of traits systematically
Why did scientists aim to reduce the number of traits in personality psychology research?
To simplify research findings
In the context of personality traits, what does the term 'extraverts' typically refer to?
'Outgoing' individuals
'Friendliness' and 'sociability' were used by psychologists as examples of:
'Highly related' concepts
'Individual differences in 'friendliness'' and 'sociability'' can be challenging in psychology due to:
'Lack of consensus' in trait definitions
Test your personality traits related to Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Openness, and more with this quiz. Explore characteristics like being self-disciplined, achievement-oriented, trusting, and open to diverse ideas and behaviors.
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