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Part Four: Short answer Personality trait assessments are de…

Part Four: Short answer Personality trait assessments are designed to make general predictions about behavior across time and situation. Of course, in any one situation, behavior may vary, and we all have days when we aren’t our typical self. But assessments like the “Big Five Personality Test” can give us insight into ourselves and others.  Below is a link to the “Open Source Psychometrics Project”. It is a website that “provides a collection of interactive personality tests with detailed results that can be taken for personal entertainment or to learn more about personality assessment. These tests range from very serious and widely used scientific instruments to self-produced quizzes. A special focus is given to the strengths, weaknesses, and validity of the various systems.” This is one of the best sites (if not the best) on the web for finding good quality self-assessments. Anyone can take one of these assessments anonymously, and if you choose, you can contribute your results to psychological research.  Click on the link and take the Big Five Personality Test.  (You may also want to try some of the others, too!)   https://openpsychometrics.org/ Personality is relatively stable. But it doesn’t reach peak stability until age 30, and even after, there can be meaningful change. After clicking on the factors and reading about your trait descriptions on the test, please answer these two questions:  1) What do you like about your results, and why? (5 points)  2) What do you dislike, and why? Here, focus on things you can work on. (5 points; If there is nothing you dislike, explain why this is so.)  For full credit, you do not have to report your scores. Rather, focus on describing how you think the factor-specific behaviors apply to your life. Full-credit answers should be about 7 to 10 sentences per question.  Numbering or bulleting your answers is recommended.