12 Gen Psy - McCrae and Costa Trait Personality Perspective

McCrae and Costa's Five-Factor Model (FFM) can both ______ and _____ behavior.

• forecast, foretell

• predict, explain

• identify, analyze

• measure, hypothesize

One of the Big Five Factors is _______ and describes people who are ordered, controlled, organized, ambitious, achievement focused, and self-disciplined.

• conscientiousness

• agreeableness

• extraversion

• neuroticism

Individuals who score high on ____________ tend to be anxious, temperamental, emotional and vulnerable to stress-related problems.

• neuroticism

• psychoticism

• conscientiousness

• openness to experience

The Five-Factor model rates _______ as a trait that reflects an affectionate, active, fun-loving and passionate person.

• neuroticism

• extraversion

• conscientiousness

• openness to experience

People who score in the direction of agreeableness tend to be -

• ordered, controlled, and achievement-focused.

• good-natured, yielding, generous, and trusting.

• anxious, temperamental, and emotionally vulnerable.

• even-tempered, self-satisfied, and emotionally hardy.

A person is described as ‘moody’ and ‘hostile’. In Big Five terms, they might be characterized as …

• low in Extraversion and low in Agreeableness

• high in Neuroticism and low in Agreeableness

• low in Extraversion and low in Conscientiousness

• high in Neuroticism and low in Conscientiousness

Janice is friendly, always willing to help others and compassionate. We would expect Janice to score highly on:

• extraversion

• agreeableness

• neuroticism

• openness to experience

Talkative vs. silent; frank, open vs. secretive; adventurous vs. cautious; sociable vs. reclusive, these traits describe which dimension of personality?

• Agreeableness

• Conscientiousness

• Extraversion

• Emotional Stability

The _______________ dimension of the Five Factor Model describes the extent to which people are outgoing or shy

• agreeableness

• extraversion

• neuroticism

• openness

Katy is constantly worrying about things, even though she really doesn't have anything to worry about. She is also very insecure and can become very upset when she thinks her friends are making a joke about her. If Katy took the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R), she would likely have a ____________ score on the ____________ dimension.

• high; neuroticism

• high; conscientiousness

• low; neuroticism

• low; conscientiousness