Big Five Personality Test Analysis

The Big five personality test evaluates five major personality traits. These traits are referred under the acronym ocean. The acronym stands for openness to experience/intellect, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. The test is very short and doesn’t go into great detail on each trait. Cause of the shorten length, the test validity is questionable. However, since the test is short it is fun to compare your scores to how you see yourself or how others view yourself. My openness to experience/intellect score was low, which was surprise me. The test definition of a low score means, that I am conventional, down to earth, narrow interests, and uncreative. I wouldn’t argue the fact that I am conventional, as the definition is open to interpretation on what is conventional and what is unconventional. I also tend to be a down to earth person and keeping to myself. The point of being uncreative was the point I disagree with the most. I find myself always able to find a solution to a problem that is usually different than the way others will. I …show more content…
High extraversion scores tend to be friendly, sociable, fun loving, talkative as low scores tend to be the opposite. I agree with the fact that my score is in the middle at the 59 percentile. I can be sociable and friendly to people I know, but more quiet around people I don’t know or don’t like. The agreeableness score measures how good natured, sympathetic, forgiving, and courteous a person can be. A low score means a person is rude, critical, harsh, and callous. I believe middle the road score is a fair place to be at 57 percentile. I can be forgiving and good natured especially around people I love or call my friends. People that I don’t know, but ask for a favor will see a more harsh side of me. I think the middle of the road score on both these personality traits shows that I react differently depending on the people I am