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Personality traits are ‘persisting’ characteristics that are consistently demonstrated in spite of changing circumstances or environment. Because they define habitual patterns of behaviour, thought and emotion, they provide a foundation for predicting behaviour.

What Are the Big Five Dimensions of Personality?

Extraversion: This trait includes characteristics such as excitability, sociability, talkativeness, assertiveness and high amounts of emotional expressiveness.

Agreeableness: This personality dimension includes attributes such as trust, altruism, kindness, affection, and other prosocial behaviors.

Conscientiousness: Common features of this dimension include high levels of thoughtfulness, with good impulse control and goal-directed behaviors. Those high in conscientiousness tend to be organized and mindful of details.

Neuroticism: Individuals high in this trait tend to experience emotional instability, anxiety, moodiness, irritability, and sadness.

Openness: This trait features characteristics such as imagination and insight, and those high in this trait also tend to have a broad range of interests.

*Personality traits:

Cause people to react differently to different situations

Cause people to approach and avoid different situations