Question

Bessie is gentle, cooperative, trusting, and helpful; Obadiah is outgoing, talkative, fun-loving, and affectionate. According to the Five-Factor model, it is likely that Bessie scores high on ________ and Obadiah scores high on ________.A) openness; agreeablenessB) agreeableness; extroversionC) extroversion; opennessD) eagerness; cheerfulness

Answer 1

Answer:

According to the Five-Factor model, it is likely that Bessie scores high on agreeableness and Obadiah scores high on extroversion.

Explanation:

Today, the Five-Factor model is widely used in psychology to study the traits that define a personality.

In this model, there are five factors or categories that define individuals:  

• Neuroticism
• Openness
• Conscientiousness
• Extraversion / Extroversion
• Agreeableness

People who score high in agreeableness tend to be kind, co-operative, and very friendly. They are generally liked by other members of society because they are trusting and very helpful towards others.

People who score high in extroversion are outgoing, they love to socialize and speak to other people constantly. They are also liked by other individuals, especially those who are also extroverts, as they are very affectionate and energetic, they also seem to be very confident.

Therefore, Bessie would probably score high on agreeableness as she is very gente, cooperative, trusting, and helpful; while Obadiah would score high on extroversion, as he is outgoing, talkative, fun-loving, and affectionate, typical traits of an extrovert.