The smaller specific components within each Big Five trait are called __________.
a. facets
b. super traits
c. subdivisions
d. micro-traits
Question 2What acronym can be used to remember the Big Five traits?
a. BEACH
b. OCEAN
c. MOUSE
d. CLEAN
Question 3Which of the Big Five translate most effectively across cultures?
a. extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness
b. openness, extraversion, agreeableness
c. neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness
d. openness, agreeableness, neuroticism
Question 4With regard to other personality research, the Big Five __________.
a. is useful but only for conscientiousness and extraversion
b. is useful because it can incorporate traits used in other models
c. is not very useful because the traits do not translate well to other models
d. is hindering other lines of personality studies
Question 5How did personality researchers use factor analysis in deriving the Big Five?
a. They analyzed which words correlated with each other and formed clusters of adjectives describing a particular trait.
b. They examined how people reacted to various laboratory simulations meant to illicit a range of emotional responses.
c. They analyzed factors that might contribute to a person's physical and emotional health.
d. They looked at a range of social variables, such as race and gender, in deciding what what traits were universal.
Question 6What is the lexical hypothesis?
a. the foundational premise behind the creation of the dictionary
b. the idea that traits important for survival and reproduction became embedded in our language as single words
c. an early scientific theory that evolved into what we now know as the scientific method
d. a theory that states two contradictory ideas can make sense through the scientific manipulation of words
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