Assignment: The Definition of Personality
Length: 5 to 7 pages.
For this task, compare cultural influences on personality trait development using the Big Five model of traits as the basis for your comparison. The Big Five, which are viewed as five universal personality traits, are: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism (OCEAN).
Specifically, your paper should address the following:
I. Examine your own culture of origin Describe how your culture of origin expects individuals to exhibit the Big Five traits.
II. Select a culture (ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, nationality) different from your own and then describe how this culture expects individuals to exhibit the Big Five traits.
III. Discuss how these universal personality traits may be expressed differently in each culture that you are assessing.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.