Discuss the following in detail:
1. Do your scores make sense to you based on how the traits were described ? Explain why or why not.
2. Do you think your personality is more a function of nature (e.g., come from your parents in that you have shared genes) OR nuture (e.g., developed as a result of life experiences up to this point).
3. Which personality trait do you think will help you most succeed in your career going forward? Explain why.
You will use the materials in the slides/textbook to create a reflection paper that is 300-500 words long. Your paper will be graded based on the quality of your comments on the test/assessment, your reflection of the results, and relating the results to your work situation or another "real-life" experience. Papers with excessive grammatical errors will be severely penalized.
What does your personality profile look like? This assessment is designed to measure the 5 major dimensions of personality conscientiousness (C), agreeableness (A), neuroticism (N), openness to experiences (O), and extraversion (E). Write a number next to each statement that indicates the extent to which it accurately describes you. Confirming Pages 274 CHAPTER 9 Personality and Cultural Values Would you like to see what your Big Five profile looks like? Our OB Assessments feature will show you where you stand on each of the five dimensions. After you've gotten a feel for your personality profile, you might be wondering about some of the following questions: How does personality develop? Why do people have the traits that they possess? Will those traits change THE BIG FIVE What does your personality profile look like? This assessment is designed to measure the five major dimensions of personality: conscientiousness (C), agreeableness (A), neuroticism (N), openness to experience (O), and extraversion (E). Listed below are phrases describing people's behaviors. Please write a number next to each statement that indicates the extent to which it accurately describes you. Answer each question using the response scale provided. Then subtract your answers to the boldfaced questions from 6, with the difference being your new answer for those questions. For example, if your original answer for question 6 was "2," your new answer is "4" (6 -2).
VERY INACCURATE 2 MODERATELY INACCURATE 3 NEITHER INACCURATE NOR ACCURATE 4 MODERATELY ACCURATE 5 VERY ACCURATE
1. I am the life of the party.
2. I sympathize with others' feelings.
3. I get chores done right away.
4. I have frequent mood swings.
5. I have a vivid imagination.
6. I don't talk a lot.
7. I am not interested in other people's problems.
8. I often forget to put things back in their proper place.
9. I am relaxed most of the time.
10. I am not interested in abstract ideas.
11. I talk to a lot of different people at parties.
12. I feel others' emotions.
13. I like order.
14. I get upset easily.
15. I have difficulty understanding abstract ideas.
16. I keep in the background.
17. I am not really interested in others.
18. I make a mess of things.
19. I seldom feel blue.
20. I do not have a good imagination.