Personality Profile
What follows is the results of your survey responses. The results here are grouped into five categories: extraversion,
agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness. These categories represent the way that
most people talk about personality and so they may reflect cultural or social biases.
While many or all of these categories may look like words you typically use (even ones that often are accompanied with
a value judgment) it is important to understand that these five factors are really labels used by psychologists
to describe differences between people.
This is not a psycho-analysis; the results presented here were
created directly from your responses to the items. For that
reason, it is unlikely that there should be a mis-match between our
descriptions and how you or others view themselves. However,
there is always room for error, and we would like to see your feedback
on our inventory and descriptions. Feedback can be left here.
The descriptions used here are borrowed from John Johnson, who hosts a page of descriptions .
If you would like to learn more about the model of personality
presented here, you can find an overview and a short biblography
on the personality project website. We also discuss how to estimate the realibility of these results and show the distributions of scores from the first 3,000 people who have taken the survey.
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| Openness |
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Extraversion Report
Extraversion
is marked by pronounced engagement with the external world. Extraverts
enjoy being with people, are full of energy, and often experience
positive emotions. They tend to be enthusiastic, action-oriented,
individuals who are likely to say "Yes!" or "Let's go!" to
opportunities for excitement. In groups they like to talk, assert
themselves, and draw attention to themselves.
Introverts lack the exuberance, energy, and activity levels of
extraverts. They tend to be quiet, low-key, deliberate, and disengaged
from the social world. Their lack of social involvement should not be
interpreted as shyness or depression; the introvert simply needs less
stimulation than an extravert and prefers to be alone. The independence
and reserve of the introvert is sometimes mistaken as unfriendliness or
arrogance. In reality, an introvert who scores high on the
agreeableness dimension will not seek others out but will be quite
pleasant when approached.
| Score at a Glance |
| Total Score |
98 |
| Avg Response |
5.3 |
Your average score on extraversion was 5.3, which is considered high.
It is in approximately the 98th percentile for males over the age of 21.
Your
score on Extraversion is high, indicating you are sociable, outgoing,
energetic, and lively. You prefer to be around people much of the time.
Agreeableness Report
Agreeableness
reflects individual differences in concern with cooperation and social
harmony. Agreeable individuals value getting along with others. They
are therefore considerate, friendly, generous, helpful, and willing to
compromise their interests with others'. Agreeable people also have an
optimistic view of human nature. They believe people are basically
honest, decent, and trustworthy.
Disagreeable individuals place self-interest above getting along
with others. They are generally unconcerned with others' well-being,
and therefore are unlikely to extend themselves for other people.
Sometimes their skepticism about others' motives causes them to be
suspicious, unfriendly, and uncooperative.
Agreeableness is obviously advantageous for attaining and
maintaining popularity. Agreeable people are better liked than
disagreeable people. On the other hand, agreeableness is not useful in
situations that require tough or absolute objective decisions.
Disagreeable people can make excellent scientists, critics, or soldiers.
| Score at a Glance |
| Total Score |
90 |
| Avg Response |
4.6 |
Your average score on agreeableness was 4.6, which is considered high.
It is in approximately the 90th percentile for males over the age of 21.
Your
high level of Agreeableness indicates a strong interest in others'
needs and well-being. You are pleasant, sympathetic, and cooperative.
Conscientiousness Report
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.
| Score at a Glance |
| Total Score |
96 |
| Avg Response |
5.1 |
Your average score on conscientiousness was 5.1, which is considered high.
It is in approximately the 96th percentile for males over the age of 21.
Your
score on Conscientiousness is high. This means you set clear goals and
pursue them with determination. People regard you as reliable and
hard-working.
Emotional Stability Report
Emotional
stability is the opposite of emotional reactivity, which is the
tendency to experience negative feelings. Those who score low on
emotional stability may experience primarily one specific negative
feeling such as anxiety, anger, or depression, but are likely to
experience several of these emotions. People low in emotional stability
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 ones ability to think clearly, make
decisions, and cope effectively with stress.
At the other end of the scale, individuals who score high in
emotional stability 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 high scorers experience a lot of positive feelings; frequency
of positive emotions is a component of the Extraversion domain.
| Score at a Glance |
| Total Score |
16 |
| Avg Response |
3.15 |
Your average score on emotional stability was 3.15, which is considered low.
It is in approximately the 16th percentile for males over the age of 21.
Your
score on Emotional Stability is low indicating that you are easily
upset, even by what most people consider the normal demands of living.
People consider you to be sensitive and emotional.
Openness Report
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.
| Score at a Glance |
| Total Score |
92 |
| Avg Response |
5.1 |
Your average score on openness was 5.1, which is considered high.
It is in approximately the 92nd percentile for males over the age of 21.
Your
score on Openness to Experience is high, indicating you enjoy novelty,
variety, and change. You are curious, imaginative, and creative.
We hope that you enjoyed taking this survey. For more information about personality theory or research, be sure to visit the personality-project. You are welcome to leave feedback about this survey which we will use to improve the site.
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