Clustering to determine OCEAN trait score
Understanding the model and personlaty traits
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Openness describes a person's tendency to think abstractly.
- Those who are high in Openness tend to be creative, adventurous, and intellectual. They enjoy playing with ideas and discovering novel experiences.
- Those who are low in Openness tend to be practical, traditional, and focused on the concrete. They tend to avoid the unknown and follow traditional ways.
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Conscientiousness describes a person's level of goal orientation and persistence.
- Those who are high in Conscientiousness are organized and determined, and are able to forego immediate gratification for the sake of long-term achievement.
- Those who are low in this trait are impulsive and easily sidetracked.
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Extraversion describes a person’s inclination to seek stimulation from the outside world, especially in the form of attention from other people.
- Extraverts engage actively with others to earn friendship, admiration, power, status, excitement, and romance.
- Introverts, on the other hand, conserve their energy, and do not work as hard to earn these social rewards.
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Agreeableness describes the extent to which a person prioritizes the needs of others over their own needs.
- People who are high in Agreeableness experience a great deal of empathy and tend to get pleasure out of serving and taking care of others.
- People who are low in Agreeableness tend to experience less empathy and put their own concerns ahead of others
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Neuroticism describes a person's tendency to respond to stressors with negative emotions, including fear, sadness, anxiety, guilt, and shame.
- High Neuroticism scorers are more likely to react to a situation with strong negative emotions.
- Low Neuroticism scorers are more likely to brush off their misfortune and move on.