Big Five Personality Test
Your Big Five scores are:
50%
OPENNESS
46%
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
62%
EXTROVERSION
18%
AGREEABLENESS
50%
NEUROTICISM
Explanation of Traits
Openness
High: Imaginative, intellectual, artistic, seeks adventure, thinks in symbols and abstractions.
Low: Practical, realistic, factual, sensible, down-to-earth, prefers familiarity and routine.
Your Score: Average
Conscientiousness
High: Organized, reliable, self-controlled, orderly, cautious, disciplined, strong sense of duty.
Low: Disorganized, spur-of-the-moment, impulsive, procrastinating, finds rules constraining.
Your Score: Average
Extroversion
High: Extroverted, outgoing, gregarious, enthusiastic, action-oriented, excitable, social.
Low: Introverted, reserved, low-key, quiet, disengaged, deliberate, needs time alone.
Your Score: Average
Agreeableness
High: Considerate, altruistic, friendly, generous, sympathetic, modest, trusting, helpful.
Low: Critical, confident, self-interested, skeptical, stubborn, unfriendly, uncooperative.
Your Score: Very Low
Neuroticism
High: Anxious, fearful, tense, nervous, self-conscious, susceptible to anger and depression.
Low: Serene, calm, stable, composed, tranquil, poised, unfazed, few intense emotions.
Your Score: Average
Statistics
Political Orientation
Though correlations between personality and political opinions are modest, you are statistically most likely to be politically Libertarian. (Source: Iyer et al. 2012)
Gender
Based on your personality scores, you are statistically more likely to be Male than Female. (Source: Vecchione et al. 2012; Mondak 2010)
Personality Type
According to John A. Johnston, professor of psychology at Pennsylvania State University, your Big Five scores suggest that you are a(n)... (WARNING: Not all of Dr. Johnston's descriptions are positive. Expand at your own risk.)
Domineering Type
Domineering Types enjoy exerting power and influence over others and strive to control them without taking their feelings into account. They are seen by others as critical, self-centered, stubborn, and bossy.
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Correlations
According to studies by Gerber and associates (Yale University), Raso and associates (Stanford), and others, your scores indicate that you are:
More likely than the general population to attend political campaign events and meetings.
More likely than the general population to voice support for your political views by writing to elected officials or for the opinion pages of newspapers and magazines.
More likely than the general population to wax and wane in your level of political engagement (i.e. following politics especially closely during some periods, and staying less informed during others).
Likely to read more newspapers and to spend more time reading newspapers than the general population.
More likely than the general population to watch political talk shows.
More likely than the general population to sign political petitions when asked to do so by friends.
Less likely than the general population to vote in each and every election.
More likely than the general population to make arguments to the speakers when attending political rallies and debates.
Likely to be more strategic and calculating than the general population in the presentation of your political views (i.e. what you disclose and how you disclose it; tailoring your message to your audience, etc.).
More likely than the general population to take an economics-oriented approach to environmental issues (i.e. growing the economic pie with fossil fuels now in order to be better able to pay for environmental policies in the future, instead of windmills, carbon restrictions, and taxes on industry now.).
Likely to be less swayed by a politician’s personality, interpersonal dealings, and prosocial behavior than by his actual politics.
For even more research-based points on your personality, consider taking our Big Five Presidents Test, Big Five Movie Star Test, or Big Five Villian Test.
Breaking things down, this is the relative strength of your traits: