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due Jul 13 at 10:58pm
Week 5 – Discussion 1
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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion read Chapter 7 from the Harr (2006) e-book as well as the required Maslow (1943) Freud (1910) Bandura (1999) and the United States Office of Personnel Management (n.d.) articles.
One approach to understanding personality is using trait theories. The most influential trait approach contends that five traits or factors called the Big 5 lie at the core of personality. The five factors are Openness Conscientiousness Extroversion Agreeableness and Neuroticism (Emotional Stability).
This week you will complete two different versions of the Big 5 Personality Test. First go through the Qualtrics platform (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to take the complete test online . After you have completed the online test you will see a link to download the Big Five Personality Short Form document version. Click the link and save the Big Five Personality Short Form document to your computer. Complete and score the short form version within the downloaded document. Once you have completed both the online and document versions attach the completed document short form to your initial post. In the discussion forum analyze and briefly explain the Big 5 Personality Test as a scientific tool. Detail your experience with both the online and document versions and give your opinion as to which of the two provided the better experience. Be sure to cite specific reasons for your statements.
Using the PSY600 Making Sense of the Big 5 Personality Short Form tool as a guide analyze the results from your document version. (Note: This is for educational purposes. There is no right or wrong personality type.) Assess how accurate the results are based on your understanding of yourself and the results as analyzed. Refute any areas with which you disagree providing examples which may disprove the assessment results. Evaluate the contemporary applications of personality tests today using the information provided in the United States Office of Personnel Management (n.d.) article on assessment and selection. Assess how knowing one’s personality type can benefit them personally and professionally. Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive discourse in this discussion.
Compare and contrast your experience completing and analyzing your results of the Big 5 Personality Test with that of your peer. What insights did you gain from reviewing your peers experience with this personality assessment? Did these insights change your mind about your own results? Compare your assessment of the benefits of knowing ones personality type on personal and professional life to that of your peer. Comment on any differences between your classmates statements and your own. Provide suggestions as to how your classmate might view this type of assessment in a different light. Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. MST on Day 7 of the week and respond to anyone who replies to your initial post.
Big Five Personality Short Form
This is an example of an individual self-assessment of personal styles.The sample questions below allow you to indicate your personal style on each of five global trait dimensions.There is no right or wrong or good or bad side to these dimensions; rather they help you identify your stylistic disposition and potential strengths.This is similar to finding out if you are left- or right-handed.Below each global trait is an example of personal style and three related questions with some on each of the poles.
Openness
Openness is the level of a persons receptiveness to novel ideas change innovation and new learning.On the continuum this can be seen as preference for change on one end of the spectrum and preference for stability on the other.
Preference for Change
You value new learning change and innovation and find motivation in novelty variety and possibilities for improvement. New tasks and new learning are stimulating and attractive to you.
Answer each of the questions listed below by marking the selection that best describes your present agreement or disagreement with each statement.
Preference for Stability
You value familiarity predictability and precedent and find comfort in stability routine and tradition. New tasks and new learning may be uninteresting or demanding for you.
1.The idea of lifelong learning appeals to me.
Strongly Agree
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Strongly Disagree
2.I find it fun to learn and develop new hobbies
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3.I have difficulty understanding abstract ideas.
Conscientiousness
Conscientiousness is the factor related to ones reliability dependability trustworthiness and the inclination to follow norms and rules.
Structured
Orderly organized and predictable you strive to work according to plan and obey the rules and you expect others to do the same. Comfortable with established procedures and policies you appreciate reliability and conscientiousness in those around you.
Answer each of the questions listed below by marking the selection that best describes your present agreement or disagreement with each statement.
Flexible
Spontaneous flexible and adaptable you strive to get results by unconventional means if necessary and feel restricted by rules and regulations. Comfortable with ambiguity you appreciate originality and nonconformity in those around you.
1.I am very dependable and reliable in everything I do
Strongly Agree
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2.I like to keep everything I own in its proper place.
Strongly Agree
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3.It is hard for me to keep my bedroom neat and clean.
Extroversion
Extroversion is a tendency to be outgoing social expressive and talkative.
Introverted
Inward-oriented and reserved you prefer one-to-one or small group meetings to larger groups. You like to concentrate on one task at a time in a quiet setting with few distractions. Interacting with others takes energy; you re-energize by spending time alone.
Answer each of the questions listed below by marking the selection that best describes your present agreement or disagreement with each statement.
Extroverted
Outgoing gregarious and talkative you enjoy meetings and gatherings of all kinds and conversations with many people. You like to work interactively on multiple tasks and dont mind interruptions. Being alone takes energy; you re-energize by spending time with people.
Strongly Disagree
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1.I am very outgoing and talkative.
Strongly Disagree
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2.I have a lot of energy when I am around other people.
3.I am a fairly quiet person in most group settings.
Strongly Agree
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Agreeableness
Agreeableness is a propensity for working well with a team and functioning cooperatively on group tasks.
Empathetic
When appraising problems and drawing conclusions you focus on the feelings and concerns of the people involved. Empathetic and considerate you prefer to take account of emotions and personal sensitivities in your decisions.
Answer each of the questions listed below by marking the selection that best describes your present agreement or disagreement with each statement.
Tough-Minded
When appraising problems and drawing conclusions you focus on the facts involved and an objective analysis of results and costs. Dispassionate and logical you prefer to make decisions based on data and demonstrable impact on the bottom line.
1.I try to get along with other people even if I don’t like them.
Strongly Agree
Agree
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Strongly Disagree
2.I try to be nice and polite in every situation.
Strongly Agree
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Neutral
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3.I dont let personal feelings get in the way when I have to make decisions involving money.
Neuroticism (Emotional Stability)
Emotional Stability has to do with a persons overall level of adjustment and the tendency to remain emotionally stable when faced with stress and pressures.
Emotionally Resilient
Resilient to work pressure you can handle high levels of job stress without becoming upset. Calm when faced with stressors and conflict you dont internalize tensions and you recover quickly from disappointments and setbacks.
Answer each of the questions listed below by marking the selection that best describes your present agreement or disagreement with each statement.
Emotionally Reactive
Reactive to work pressure you are drained by stress and conflict in your work environment. You respond strongly to stressors readily internalize tensions develop symptoms of strain and recover slowly from setbacks.
1.I smile a lot when I am around other people.
Strongly Agree
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Neutral
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Strongly Disagree
2.I feel good about myself most of the time.
Strongly Agree
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Neutral
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Strongly Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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3.My mood goes up and down more than most people.
Making Sense of the Big Five Personality Short Form
Big Five Personality Short Form
This is an example of an individual self-assessment of personal styles.The sample questions below allow you to indicate your personal style on each of five global trait dimensions.There is no right or wrong or good or bad side to these dimensions; rather they help you identify your stylistic disposition and potential strengths.This is similar to finding out if you are left- or righthanded.Below each global trait is an example of personal style and three related questions with some on each of the poles.
Openness
Openness is the level of a persons receptiveness to novel ideas change innovation and new learning.On the continuum this can be seen as preference for change on one end of the spectrum and preference for stability on the other.
Preference for Change
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Answer each of the questions listed below by marking the selection that best describes your present agreement or disagreement with each statement.
demanding for you.
Preference for Stability
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You value familiarity predictability and precedent
and find comfort in stability routine and tradition.
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2.I find it fun to learn and dev hobbies
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3.I have difficulty understanding abstract ideas.
What does this mean? Looking at the responses to each question in our example as indicated by the red XX the test shows that this person may have a preference for stability. In this case the definition notes he or she values familiarity predictability and precedent and finds comfort in stability routine and tradition. New tasks and new learning may be uninteresting or demanding. Had the results tracked toward the other side of the grid a preference for change might have been indicated. Repeat for each section that follows on the short form.