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Settling on a Big 5 type
Inconsistent Results Choosing a SLOAN type is a complicated issue. Due to the inadequacy of the PDB SLOAN system and the lack of consensus regarding the best version of SLOAN it is not obvious how one should convert big 5 scores into a SLOAN code. Before you ...
Why You Can't Rely on SLOAN Type Descriptions
For anyone who has read the rest of this big 5 wiki it will be obvious that the big 5 is not a typology system. The system is based on the study of 5 independent traits and their sub-traits or "facets". It is only in recent years that the typology community ha...
Big Five Aspects (BFAS)
Context "Between Facets and Domains: 10 Aspects of the Big Five" is a 2007 paper by Dr. Colin DeYoung, Lena Quilty & Jordan Peterson. The paper begins with an explanation of the hierarchical structure of the Big 5. There are 5 major personality traits (OCEAN)...
Is 16personalities.com Basically Just a Big 5 Test?
This article will compare and contrast the items from the 16p test with the items from the NEO and BFAS tests. There is no resource available for the allocation of the test items so guesswork combined with the 16p descriptions of each trait will be used to map...
BFAS vs NEO
This article will briefly compare the IPIP items for the BFAS and NEO versions of the big five and explore the similarities and differences. The BFAS is, to a large degree, a streamlined version of the NEO, so this article will mostly take the form of clarifyi...
IPIP Items
The following descriptions are derived from the IPIP items for the 16PF. Assertiveness High: Take charge. Vocal. Comfortable with giving criticism.Low: Let others lead. Don't challenge decisions. May get pushed around. Gregariousness High: Life of the part...
NEO Domains
This is a version of the NEO (both are the work of Costa & McCrae) that tries to summarise the big 5 traits without breaking them down into sub traits (facets). The following brief descriptions are derived from the 10 item (per trait) version of this system: ...
What is HEXACO?
HEXACO builds on the work of the Big Five and adds a 6th personality factor: Honesty-Humility. This additional factor makes the system more accurate when measuring or predicting unethical or anti-social behaviour. It is worth noting that in numerous comparison...
Are all 30 NEO facets equally important?
Introduction The following list cites the 30 facets of the NEO and summarises which other systems the traits appear in. The systems in question are: NEO Domains 10 item: A highly abbreviated version of the NEO. Both versions are by Costa & McCrae. The B...
The Truity Typefinder Test
The Typefinder is Truity's take on the MBTI test. Unlike most MBTI tests, the Typefinder uses Myers' definitions of the letter dichotomies but then uses factor analysis to determine whether those definitions are empirically valid. Essentially, the test creator...
How the Big 5 relates to each Enneagram
This article will take descriptions of each Enneagram and use them to speculate on what the typical big 5 blueprint would be for each one. The resource used will be the PDB traits section. The reason for using this as the primary resource is that the de-centra...
The 3 Sorting Hat Songs
There are three sorting hat songs in the Harry Potter books. These serve as our primary resource for determining the character of each house. Here is what each song tells us about these houses: Book I "You might belong in Gryffindor, Where dwell the brave at...
The Sorting Hat and the Big 5
This article will work through the various traits specified by the 3 sorting hat songs and relate them to big 5 traits, giving some sense of how the big 5 relates to each Hogwarts house. Gryffindor Brave, Bravest, Brave deeds: This relates to the excitement ...
Neuroticism (L/C)
High Scorers: LimbicLow Scorers: Calm NEO N1: AnxietyHigh Scorers: Worry. Fearful. Stressed out.Low Scorers: Relaxed. Not bothered. Unperturbed. Don't worry. N2: AngerHigh Scorers: Irritable. Quick to anger. Easily upset. Ill-tempered.Low Scorers: Rarely ir...
Conscientiousness (O/U)
High Scorers: OrganisedLow Scorers: Unorganised NEO C1: Self-EfficacyHigh Scorers: Complete tasks successfully. Tend to excel in their endeavours. Self-assured. Find good solutions.Low Scorers: Can tend to misjudge and misunderstand situations. Struggle to f...
Agreeableness (A/E)
High Scorers: AccommodatingLow Scorers: Egocentric NEO A1: TrustHigh Scorers: Trusting. Regard others as good, moral and well-intentioned. Low Scorers: Wary, suspicious and distrustful. Do not believe that others are moral and well intentioned. A2: Morality...
Openness (I/N)
High Scorers: InquisitiveLow Scorers: Non-Curious NEO O1: ImaginationHigh Scorers: Vivid imagination. Flights of fantasy. Often reflecting or lost in thought.Low Scorers: Do not daydream or become lost in thought. Do not have a strong imagination. O2: Artis...
How the Big 5 relates to each MBTI type
[Article based on data from PDB, early 2023] This article will take the same form as the Enneagram article and will use the same method. PDB traits polls will be used once again as the resource, for the following reasons: 1. Relative absence of Barnum statem...
Official MBTI Tests
The Myers-Briggs Company offers two official MBTI tests: Step I and Step II. Step I identifies each letter preference. Step II also does this but breaks the letter preferences down further, into big 5 style facets. The facets are scored individually, and the a...
Glossary
//: Indicates the trait that is second furthest from 50% in a SLOAN code. Not a standard or necessary aspect of SLOAN. ||: Indicates the trait that is furthest from 50% in a SLOAN code. Not a standard or necessary aspect of SLOAN. 16P: A website that offers ...