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How to Take the Big Five Personality Test

This Test Accurately Measures Your Key Personality Traits, so Who Wants to Get to Know Themselves?

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Some people like to deep dive into the depths of their personalities by analysing their zodiac signs, birth charts, favourite colours, and so on, but there's an easier way to get a peek into what key traits say about a person, and that's by taking the Big Five Personality Test. This assessment scores people based on their answers regarding the five major dimensions of personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism (sometimes abbreviated as OCEAN). In addition to giving takers of the test a percentage amount in each area, it also provides people with a detailed analysis of their character traits overall. For reference, here's how the site and TikTok video explains each trait:

Openness:
According to Truity, "openness describes a person's tendency to think in abstract, complex ways." The TikTok video notes that this trait touches on intellectual curiosity, abstract insight, creative imagination, and adventure taking.

Conscientiousness:
According to Truity, "conscientiousness describes a person's ability to exercise self-discipline and control in order to pursue their goals." The TikTok video notes that this trait touches on thoughtfulness, impulse control, organisation, and productivity.

Extraversion:
According to Truity, "extraversion describes a person's inclination to seek stimulation from the outside world, especially in the form of attention from other people." The TikTok video notes that this trait touches on assertiveness and sociability, and reservedness and solitude.

Agreeableness:
According to Truity, "agreeableness describes a person's tendency to put others' needs ahead of their own, and to cooperate rather than compete with others." The TikTok video notes that this trait touches on empathy, respectfulness, trust in others, and affection.

Neuroticism:
According to Truity, "neuroticism describes a person's tendency to experience negative emotions, including fear, sadness, anxiety, guilt, and shame." The TikTok video notes that this trait touches on moodiness, irritability, sensitivity, anxiety, and depression.

The test itself can be accessed on truity.com, where you'll be prompted with a series of questions ranging from general topics like friendship dynamics to more specific ones, like if you enjoy going to art museums. Upon answering all of the questions, you'll be scored and provided with detailed information about your personality and how you ultimately work with and respond to others. The results will give you an inside look into what each category really means (ie: openness refers to a person's tendency to think in abstract, complex ways), and they explain in depth what your score says about you. With these results, you can not only get to know yourself better, but you can also identify the areas that are most important in your life.

Wondering how your personality traits add up? Take the Big Five Personality Test now, and get ready to learn more about yourself than you might expect. Good luck!

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