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Big Five personality test (OCEAN)

Measure the five traits psychologists use most: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism. 50 short statements, results as five scores out of 100.

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How well does each statement describe you? Answer as you usually are, not as you would like to be.

  1. Am the life of the party.

  2. Feel little concern for others.

  3. Am always prepared.

  4. Get stressed out easily.

  5. Have a rich vocabulary.

  6. Don't talk a lot.

  7. Am interested in people.

  8. Leave my belongings around.

  9. Am relaxed most of the time.

  10. Have difficulty understanding abstract ideas.

  11. Feel comfortable around people.

  12. Insult people.

  13. Pay attention to details.

  14. Worry about things.

  15. Have a vivid imagination.

  16. Keep in the background.

  17. Sympathize with others' feelings.

  18. Make a mess of things.

  19. Seldom feel blue.

  20. Am not interested in abstract ideas.

  21. Start conversations.

  22. Am not interested in other people's problems.

  23. Get chores done right away.

  24. Am easily disturbed.

  25. Have excellent ideas.

  26. Have little to say.

  27. Have a soft heart.

  28. Often forget to put things back in their proper place.

  29. Get upset easily.

  30. Do not have a good imagination.

  31. Talk to a lot of different people at parties.

  32. Am not really interested in others.

  33. Like order.

  34. Change my mood a lot.

  35. Am quick to understand things.

  36. Don't like to draw attention to myself.

  37. Take time out for others.

  38. Shirk my duties.

  39. Have frequent mood swings.

  40. Use difficult words.

  41. Don't mind being the center of attention.

  42. Feel others' emotions.

  43. Follow a schedule.

  44. Get irritated easily.

  45. Spend time reflecting on things.

  46. Am quiet around strangers.

  47. Make people feel at ease.

  48. Am exacting in my work.

  49. Often feel blue.

  50. Am full of ideas.

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About this test

The Big Five (also called the Five-Factor Model or OCEAN) is the best-researched model of personality. Instead of putting you in a box, it places you on five independent scales, so everyone gets a unique profile.

This test uses the 50-item Big-Five Factor Markers from the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP), developed by Lewis Goldberg and placed in the public domain. Scores here are compared to the scale range, not to a population sample, so 50 means the middle of the scale.

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FAQ

What does OCEAN stand for?

Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism, the five broad traits in the model.

Is a high score better?

No. Each end of a trait has strengths. Low extraversion goes with focus and calm; low agreeableness with candor and independence.

Is the Big Five more scientific than MBTI?

Most personality researchers prefer the Big Five: its traits are measured as continuous scores and predict outcomes like job performance and wellbeing in many studies.

Where do the questions come from?

From the IPIP 50-item Big-Five Factor Markers by Lewis Goldberg, a public-domain questionnaire used widely in research.