The Big Five personality traits are based around the question "who are you?" it is one of the most difficult answers each person answers about themselves.
The factors that are examined in the the Big Five are listed below;
*Openness to experience
*Neuroticism
*Conscientiousness
*Extroversion
*Agreeableness
Robert McCrae and Paul Costa are the two men who did extensive research on the subject and were the first to validate the model. The research duo have been working together since 1975.
