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Big Five personality traits
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<p> In <a href="/facts/Trait_theory/Iun5UFdX">trait theory</a>, the Big Five personality traits (sometimes known as the five-factor model of personality or OCEAN model) are a group of five unique characteristics used to study <a href="/facts/Personality/zdkhBU5V">personality</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Openness_to_experience/U9CTYupt">openness to experience</a> (inventive/curious vs. consistent/cautious)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Conscientiousness/Lgt1ba0S">conscientiousness</a> (efficient/organized vs. extravagant/careless)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Extraversion_and_introversion/MUQ9pRhe">extraversion</a> (outgoing/energetic vs. solitary/reserved)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Agreeableness/92jTWuny">agreeableness</a> (friendly/compassionate vs. critical/judgmental)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Neuroticism/tmhrDpUS">neuroticism</a> (sensitive/nervous vs. resilient/confident)</li></ul> <p>When <a href="/facts/Factor_analysis/LT6B9I7D">factor analysis</a> is applied to <a href="/facts/Personality_test/elzLWUmX">personality survey</a> data, semantic associations between aspects of personality and specific terms are often applied to the same person. For example, someone described as <a href="/facts/Conscientious/Lgt1ba0S">conscientious</a> is more likely to be described as "always prepared" rather than "messy". These associations suggest five broad dimensions used in common language to describe the human personality, <a href="/facts/Temperament/rl62VbDT">temperament</a>, and <a href="/facts/Psyche_(psychology)/PI2cpEPT">psyche</a>. </p><p>Those labels for the five factors may be remembered using the acronyms "OCEAN" or "CANOE". Beneath each proposed global factor, there are a number of correlated and more specific primary factors. For example, extraversion is typically associated with qualities such as gregariousness, assertiveness, excitement-seeking, warmth, activity, and <a href="/facts/Positive_emotions/aVSbmmHt">positive emotions</a>. These traits are not black and white; each one is treated as a <a href="/facts/Spectrum/wPUjkpqI">spectrum</a>. </p>