W2

• Personality - sets of behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns that evolve from biological and environmental factors.
• Personality is affected by nature or nurture
• Nature - heredity or genes

  Nurture - environment
• Big five factors:

  1. openness
  2. conscientiousness
  3. extroversion
  4. agreeableness
  5. neuroticism
• Openness

  • being appreciative of varied and new experiences
• People who have a high level of openness to experience often enjoy going out the comfort zone.
• Conscientiousness

  • tendency to be organized, responsible, reliable, and goal-oriented
• People who are high in conscientiousness are typically diligent, hardworking, and methodical in their approach to tasks.
• Extraversion

  • how outgoing and sociable a person is
• Extraversion is possibly the most recognizable personality traits
• Agreeableness - tendency to be cooperative and compassionate towards others
• Agreeableness is the measure of a person’s warmth and kindness.
• Neuroticism - tendency to be prone to psychological stress and experience unpleasant emotions easily. People who are high in Neuroticism worry frequently and easily slip into anxiety and depression.