PSY/250 v11 Career Dispositions Self-Inventory Worksheet Introduction Refer to Ch. 13 in your textbook, Theories of Personality. McCrae and Costa (Feist et al., 2021) theorized that personality traits can be categorized by five major factors: • Openness • Conscientiousness • Extraversion • Agreeableness • Neuroticism Like Allport, they claim that individuals will score at a specific point along a continuum for each of the five factors. For example, a high score in extraversion may reflect that someone is outgoing, or a low score may reflect that a person is reserved. Most people will score somewhere in the middle, with only a few who score at either of the extremes. Combined, these factors can give us insight into recognizing and accepting our own dispositional traits, as well as those of others. Such an understanding of personality can help us self-reflect, predict behaviors, and demonstrate empathy in ways that can improve our relationships with colleagues in diverse workplace environments. Part I: Trait Theories In 125-175 words, explain how dispositional trait theories (Allport, McCrae and Costa) are different from biological trait theories (Eysenck and Buss). Why is it important to understand the difference? Copyright 2021 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Career Dispositions Self-Inventory Worksheet PSY/250 v11 Page 2 of 3 Part II: Big Five Personality Test Take the Big Five Personality Test to obtain a free basic report of your personality traits. Be honest with your answers so you can improve on your personal and work relationships. The report will display a graph that looks like this: Example Graph of Test Results O C E A N 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Provide your results below using one of the following methods: • • • Type your results as a percentage for each trait. Create a chart or graph of your percentages. Take a screenshot of the graph of your results and paste it into this document. Part III: Personality Trait Scores Discuss each dimension of your personality based on the Big Five Personality Test report of your trait scores in 175–225 total words. 1. Summarize each dimension of your personality in 2-4 sentences; include examples of your behavior reflected in each dimension. a) Openness: b) Conscientiousness: c) Extraversion: d) Agreeableness: e) Neuroticism: 2. How accurate do you believe the Big Five Personality Test is in its description of your personality? Explain your answer. Copyright 2021 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Career Dispositions Self-Inventory Worksheet PSY/250 v11 Page 3 of 3 Part IV: Career Trait Dispositions Every career requires a different set of skills and aptitudes. While it is important to know the skills required to succeed at a job, it is equally important to know the types of personalities that would best match that career. Use your test results and apply your knowledge of dispositional and biological personality trait theories to respond to the following examples in 200-300 total words: 1. You have been invited to interview for a position as a salesperson in a retail store. Explain how well you would fit this role by describing your personality to the hiring manager. 2. You are considering a position as a bookkeeper for a small accounting firm. How well would your personality fare in this environment? Include at least one biological factor in your explanation. 3. National Geographic magazine is looking for a photographer. Which personality dimensions would require high scores to be successful in this position? 4. Based on the results of the Big Five Personality Test, what might be the ideal career for your personality? Why? References Feist, J., Feist, G. J., & Roberts, T. (2021). Theories of personality (10th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2021 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Your Personality Trait Scores This Big Five assessment measures your scores on five major dimensions of personality: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism (sometimes abbreviated OCEAN). Check out your scores on each of the five dimensions in the graph below, then read on to discover what each score means. Openness Openness describes a person’s tendency to think in abstract, complex ways. High scorers tend to be creative, adventurous, and intellectual. They enjoy playing with ideas and discovering novel experiences. Low scorers tend to be practical, conventional, and focused on the concrete. They tend to avoid the unknown and follow traditional ways. Openness is strongly related to a person’s interest in art and culture. People who are high in openness tend to enjoy the arts and seek out unusual, complex forms of self-expression. People who are low in openness are often suspicious of the arts and prefer to focus on more practical pursuits. Conscientiousness Conscientiousness describes a person’s ability to exercise self-discipline and control in order to pursue their goals. High scorers are organized and determined, and are able to forego immediate gratification for the sake of long-term achievement. Low scorers are impulsive and easily sidetracked. The concept of Conscientiousness focuses on a dilemma we all face: shall I do what feels good now, or instead do what is less fun but will pay off in the future? Some people are more likely to choose fun in the moment, and thus are low in Conscientiousness. Others are more likely to work doggedly toward their goals, and thus are high in this trait. Extraversion Extraversion describes a person’s inclination to seek stimulation from the outside world, especially in the form of attention from other people. Extraverts engage actively with others to earn friendship, admiration, power, status, excitement, and romance. Introverts, on the other hand, conserve their energy, and do not work as hard to earn these social rewards. Extraversion seems to be related to the emotional payoff that a person gets from achieving a goal. While everyone experiences victories in life, it seems that extroverts are especially thrilled by these victories, especially when they earn the attention of others. Getting a promotion, finding a new romance, or winning an award are all likely to bring an extrovert great joy. In contrast, introverts do not experience as much of a “high” from social achievements. They tend to be more content with simple, quiet lives, and rarely seek attention from others. Agreeableness Agreeableness describes a person’s tendency to put others’ needs ahead of their own, and to cooperate rather than compete with others. People who are high in Agreeableness experience a great deal of empathy and tend to get pleasure out of serving and taking care of others. They are usually trusting and forgiving. People who are low in Agreeableness tend to experience less empathy and put their own concerns ahead of others. Low scorers are often described as hostile, competitive, and antagonistic. They tend to have more conflictual relationships and often fall out with people. Neuroticism Neuroticism describes a person’s tendency to experience negative emotions, including fear, sadness, anxiety, guilt, and shame. While everyone experiences these emotions from time to time, some people are more prone to them than others. This trait can be thought of as an alarm system. People experience negative emotions as a sign that something is wrong in the world. You may be in danger, so you feel fear. Or you may have done something morally wrong, so you feel guilty. However, not everyone has the same reaction to a given situation. High Neuroticism scorers are more likely to react to a situation with fear, anger, sadness, and the like. Low Neuroticism scorers are more likely to brush off their misfortune and move on. 
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