This five-factor model of personality represents five core traits that interact to form human personality. Lewis Goldberg proposed a five-dimension personality model, nicknamed the Big five.

1. Lewis Goldberg / Big Five Model
K.THIYAGU,
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod

2. Born January 28, 1932
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality American
Alma mater Harvard University
University of Michigan
Occupation Psychologist
Employer University of Oregon
Lewis Goldberg

3. Lewis Goldberg / Big five model / OCEAN Model
Lewis Goldberg proposed a five-dimension personality
model, nicknamed the Big five.
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OCEAN model

6. Trait Factor Representative Trait Scales
Openness Imaginative – Practical
Original - Conventional
Liberal - Conservative
Independent - Conforming
Conscientiousness Careful – Careless
Reliable – Undependable
Organised – Disorganised
Disciplined – Impulsive
Extroversion Sociable – Retiring
Talkative – Quiet
Spontaneous - Inhibited
Agreeableness Soft hearted – Ruthless
Trusting – Suspicious
Selfless - Selfish
Helpful - Uncooperatve
Neuroticism Calm – Worrying / anxious
Hardy – Vulnerable
Secure – Insecure

7. BIG FIVE MODEL
Openness to Experience: the tendency to be imaginative, independent, and
interested in variety vs. practical, conforming, and interested in routine.
Conscientiousness: the tendency to be organized, careful, and disciplined vs.
disorganized, careless, and impulsive.
Extraversion: the tendency to be sociable, fun-loving, and affectionate vs.
retiring, somber, and reserved.
Agreeableness: the tendency to be soft-hearted, trusting, and helpful vs.
ruthless, suspicious, and uncooperative.
Neuroticism: the tendency to be calm, secure, and self-satisfied vs. anxious,
insecure, and self-pitying.

8. Criticisms of trait theories
being purely descriptive and offering little
explanation of the underlying causes of personality
Lead some people to accept oversimplified
classifications
Underestimate the effect of specific situations on
people's behavior.
Poor predictors of behavior.

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