The Big Five Factors

CANOE

• Conscientiousness
• Agreebleness
• Neuroticism
• Openness
• Extraversion

Conscientiousness

• Disorganized, Careless, and Impulsive.
• Organized, Careful, and Disciplined.

Agreeableness

• Ruthless, Suspicious, and Uncooperative
• Soft-hearted, Trusting, and Helpful.

Neuroticism

• Calm, secure, and self-satisfied.
• Anxious, Insecure, and Self-pitying.

Openness

• practical, Prefers routine, and Conforming.
• Imaginative, Prefers variety, and independent.

Extraversion

• Retiring, Sober, and Reserved.
• Sociable, fun-loving, Affectionate.

Research on the big 5

• Traits are normally stable with some rising or dropping with age.
• inheriting these traits has a 50% chance for each dimension.

Person-situation controversy

• Our personality traits stay the same over time, but it can also change with the environment