SIZE="1"]Domain/Facet........... Score
Extraversion...............48
Friendliness.............45
Gregariousness...........35
Assertiveness............44
Activity Level...........67
Excitement-Seeking.......25
Cheerfulness.............84
Your score on Extraversion is average, indicating you are neither a subdued loner nor a jovial chatterbox. You enjoy time with others but also time alone.
Extraversion Facets
• Friendliness. Your level of friendliness is average.
• Gregariousness. Your level of gregariousness is average.
• Assertiveness. Your level of assertiveness is average.
• Activity Level. Your activity level is high.
• Excitement-Seeking. Your level of excitement-seeking is low.
• Cheerfulness. Your level of positive emotions is high.
Agreeableness
Domain/Facet........... Score
Agreeableness..............67
Trust....................24
Morality.................76
Altruism.................80
Cooperation..............77
Modesty..................49
Sympathy.................65
Your high level of Agreeableness indicates a strong interest in others' needs and well-being. You are pleasant, sympathetic, and cooperative.
Agreeableness Facets
• Trust. Your level of trust is low.
• Morality. Your level of morality is high.
• Altruism. Your level of altruism is high.
• Cooperation. Your level of compliance is high.
• Modesty. Your level of modesty is average.
• Sympathy. Your level of tender-mindedness is average.
Conscientiousness
Conscientiousness concerns the way in which we control, regulate, and direct our impulses. Impulses are not inherently bad; occasionally time constraints require a snap decision, and acting on our first impulse can be an effective response. Also, in times of play rather than work, acting spontaneously and impulsively can be fun. Impulsive individuals can be seen by others as colorful, fun-to-be-with, and zany.
Nonetheless, acting on impulse can lead to trouble in a number of ways. Some impulses are antisocial. Uncontrolled antisocial acts not only harm other members of society, but also can result in retribution toward the perpetrator of such impulsive acts. Another problem with impulsive acts is that they often produce immediate rewards but undesirable, long-term consequences. Examples include excessive socializing that leads to being fired from one's job, hurling an insult that causes the breakup of an important relationship, or using pleasure-inducing drugs that eventually destroy one's health.
Impulsive behavior, even when not seriously destructive, diminishes a person's effectiveness in significant ways. Acting impulsively disallows contemplating alternative courses of action, some of which would have been wiser than the impulsive choice. Impulsivity also sidetracks people during projects that require organized sequences of steps or stages. Accomplishments of an impulsive person are therefore small, scattered, and inconsistent.
A hallmark of intelligence, what potentially separates human beings from earlier life forms, is the ability to think about future consequences before acting on an impulse. Intelligent activity involves contemplation of long-range goals, organizing and planning routes to these goals, and persisting toward one's goals in the face of short-lived impulses to the contrary. The idea that intelligence involves impulse control is nicely captured by the term prudence, an alternative label for the Conscientiousness domain. Prudent means both wise and cautious. Persons who score high on the Conscientiousness scale are, in fact, perceived by others as intelligent.
The benefits of high conscientiousness are obvious. Conscientious individuals avoid trouble and achieve high levels of success through purposeful planning and persistence. They are also positively regarded by others as intelligent and reliable. On the negative side, they can be compulsive perfectionists and workaholics. Furthermore, extremely conscientious individuals might be regarded as stuffy and boring. Unconscientious people may be criticized for their unreliability, lack of ambition, and failure to stay within the lines, but they will experience many short-lived pleasures and they will never be called stuffy.
Domain/Facet........... Score
Conscientiousness..........57
Self-Efficacy............80
Orderliness..............49
Dutifulness..............33
Achievement-Striving.....53
Self-Discipline..........34
Cautiousness.............80
Your score on Conscientiousness is average. This means you are reasonably reliable, organized, and self-controlled.
Conscientiousness Facets
• Self-Efficacy. Your level of self-efficacy is high.
• Orderliness. Your level of orderliness is average.
• Dutifulness. Your level of dutifulness is average.
• Achievement-Striving. Your level of achievement striving is average.
• Self-Discipline. Your level of self-discipline is average.
• Cautiousness. Your level of cautiousness is high.
Neuroticism
Freud originally used the term neurosis to describe a condition marked by mental distress, emotional suffering, and an inability to cope effectively with the normal demands of life. He suggested that everyone shows some signs of neurosis, but that we differ in our degree of suffering and our specific symptoms of distress. Today neuroticism refers to the tendency to experience negative feelings. Those who score high on Neuroticism may experience primarily one specific negative feeling such as anxiety, anger, or depression, but are likely to experience several of these emotions. People high in neuroticism are emotionally reactive. They respond emotionally to events that would not affect most people, and their reactions tend to be more intense than normal. They are more likely to interpret ordinary situations as threatening, and minor frustrations as hopelessly difficult. Their negative emotional reactions tend to persist for unusually long periods of time, which means they are often in a bad mood. These problems in emotional regulation can diminish a neurotic's ability to think clearly, make decisions, and cope effectively with stress.
At the other end of the scale, individuals who score low in neuroticism are less easily upset and are less emotionally reactive. They tend to be calm, emotionally stable, and free from persistent negative feelings. Freedom from negative feelings does not mean that low scorers experience a lot of positive feelings; frequency of positive emotions is a component of the Extraversion domain.
Domain/Facet........... Score
Neuroticism................27
Anxiety..................29
Anger....................17
Depression...............26
Self-Consciousness.......40
Immoderation.............59
Vulnerability............39
Your score on Neuroticism is low, indicating that you are exceptionally calm, composed and unflappable. You do not react with intense emotions, even to situations that most people would describe as stressful.
Neuroticism Facets
• Anxiety. Your level of anxiety is low.
• Anger. Your level of anger is low.
• Depression. Your level of depression is low.
• Self-Consciousness. Your level or self-consciousness is average.
• Immoderation. Your level of immoderation is average.
• Vulnerability. Your level of vulnerability is average.
Openness to Experience
Openness to Experience describes a dimension of cognitive style that distinguishes imaginative, creative people from down-to-earth, conventional people. Open people are intellectually curious, appreciative of art, and sensitive to beauty. They tend to be, compared to closed people, more aware of their feelings. They tend to think and act in individualistic and nonconforming ways. Intellectuals typically score high on Openness to Experience; consequently, this factor has also been called Culture or Intellect. Nonetheless, Intellect is probably best regarded as one aspect of openness to experience. Scores on Openness to Experience are only modestly related to years of education and scores on standard intelligent tests.
Another characteristic of the open cognitive style is a facility for thinking in symbols and abstractions far removed from concrete experience. Depending on the individual's specific intellectual abilities, this symbolic cognition may take the form of mathematical, logical, or geometric thinking, artistic and metaphorical use of language, music composition or performance, or one of the many visual or performing arts. People with low scores on openness to experience tend to have narrow, common interests. They prefer the plain, straightforward, and obvious over the complex, ambiguous, and subtle. They may regard the arts and sciences with suspicion, regarding these endeavors as abstruse or of no practical use. Closed people prefer familiarity over novelty; they are conservative and resistant to change.
Openness is often presented as healthier or more mature by psychologists, who are often themselves open to experience. However, open and closed styles of thinking are useful in different environments. The intellectual style of the open person may serve a professor well, but research has shown that closed thinking is related to superior job performance in police work, sales, and a number of service occupations.
Domain/Facet........... Score
Openness to experience.....93
Imagination..............95
Artistic Interests.......82
Emotionality.............92
Adventurousness..........84
Intellect................87
Liberalism...............39
Your score on Openness to Experience is high, indicating you enjoy novelty, variety, and change. You are curious, imaginative, and creative.
Openness Facets
• Imagination. Your level of imagination is high.
• Artistic Interests. Your level of artistic interests is high.
• Emotionality. Your level of emotionality is high.
• Adventurousness. Your level of adventurousness is high.
• Intellect. Your level of intellect is high.
• Liberalism. Your level of liberalism is average. [/SIZE]