The Big Five Personality Test

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Introduction This is a personality test, it will help you understand why you act the way that you do and how your personality is structured. Please follow the instructions below, scoring and results are on the next page. Instructions In the table below, for each statement 1-50 mar how much you agree with on the scale 1-5, where 1!disagree, "!slightly disagree, #!neutral, $!slightly agree and 5!agree, in the box to the left of it. Test
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The scores you calculate should be between 9ero and forty. Aelow is a description of each trait. Extroversion (E) is the personality trait of see ing fulfillment from sources outside the self or in community. (igh scorers tend to be )ery social while low scorers prefer to wor on their proBects alone. Agreeableness (A) reflects much indi)iduals adBust their beha)ior to suit others. (igh scorers are typically polite and li e people. 2ow scorers tend to 1tell it li e it is1. Conscientiousness (C) is the personality trait of being honest and hardwor ing. (igh scorers tend to follow rules and prefer clean homes. 2ow scorers may be messy and cheat others. Neuroticism (N) is the personality trait of being emotional. !enness to Ex!erience ( ) is the personality trait of see ing new experience and intellectual pursuits. (igh scores may day dream a lot. 2ow scorers may be )ery down to earth.

Aelow is a graph of how other people scored when test was offered on the internet.