Question

Chaurice has a lot of friends and was elected president of her class. Before she was elected, she volunteered as a peer mentor for incoming students to help them get acquainted with University life. One of her goals as president is to advocate for freshman students help ease the transition from high school to college. Which of the following personality dimensions would Chaurice score high on?
A. Emotional Stability and Conscientiousness
B. Conscientiousness and Openness to Experience
C. Extraversion and Agreeableness
D. Agreeableness and Openness to Experience

Answer 1

Answer: C. Extraversion and Agreeableness

Explanation:

Extraversion is described as the quality of enjoying the company of people as opposed to be alone. A person that scores high on Extraversion charts is an EXTROVERT and enjoys being the centre of attention as well.

Chaurice had a Lot of Friends and was outgoing enough to help students adjust as a Peer Mentor. This shows that she is an EXTROVERT.

Agreeableness is the quality of being nice. An Agreeable person is compassionate, friendly, polite and empathetic. Such people tend to make good friends and are good team players.

Chaurice caring for Freshmen and having a lot of friends puts her in this category as well.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "C": Extraversion and Agreeableness.

Explanation:

In psychology, the Big Five Traits is an approach that attempts to explain how individuals react differently to the same situations according to their personalities. Those big five traits are:

• Openness: individuals who like doing new things and enjoy new experiences.
• Conscientiousness: organized, methodic, and thoughtful people.
• Extraversion: energetic, talkative, and assertive individuals.
• Agreeableness: sympathetic, energetic, and friendly people.
• Neuroticism: emotional stability. High neuroticism implies having negative emotions.

Therefore, Chaurice would be considered to score high in extraversion because she is talkative and energetic and agreeableness since she likes making a lot of friends.