Exam 6: Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

How were the Big Five discovered? Define and describe each of the Big Five trait domains. What essential questions about strangers do these dimensions address?

People who adjust their behavior to best fit the situation are called ________, and people whose behavior is guided by their personality are called ________.

Which of the following terms describes the often-criticized outcome of Raymond Cattell's factor analysis, which revealed 16 factors?

Which trait is linked to avoiding risks and driving carefully?

Match the most associated trait with each behavior or emotional outcome. -Lower emotional well-being

The lower your score is on measures of psychological health and well-being, the ________ your score is on ________.

Which trait describes people who are psychologically well adjusted and tend to be religious?

According to a recent study described in the textbook, which trait has been linked to a decrease in life satisfaction following a period of unemployment?

Someone who scores high on extraversion likely ________, whereas someone who scores high on agreeableness likely ________.

Which of the Big Five traits appears to have the MOST inconsistency in terms of cross-cultural replication?

Match the most associated trait with each behavior or emotional outcome. -Creative hobbies

Which choice does NOT describe a reason that the typological approach to personality traits is less valid than trait-based approaches?

The ________ is a personality assessment device consisting of a deck of 100 cards, each of which describes an aspect of personality. These cards are sorted into categories by the respondent.

A researcher interested in identifying common patterns of traits that characterize whole persons will likely use a ________ approach.

What is the best summary of the current state of knowledge about personality types?

A researcher taking the many-trait approach to understanding personality would likely use which of the following measurement instruments?

In order to alleviate the effects of bias in employment testing, employers might want to use ________ because they typically do not show racial or ethnic differences.

Jack Block found that 23-year-olds who described themselves as being politically conservative were likely to have been described as ________ at age 3.

What is another name for ego resiliency?

According to the text, some researchers propose that openness to experience is related to ________, while others claim it is related to ________.