the grade only

GPA:  ________  out  of  4.0  

The  Big  Five:  Here  are  a  number  of  characteristics  that  may  or  may  not  apply  to  you.    For  example,  do   you  agree  that  you  are  someone  who  likes  to  spend  time  with  others?    Please  write  a  number  next  to   each  statement  to  indicate  the  extent  to  which  you  agree  or  disagree  with  that  statement.    Answer   quickly.  Please  do  not  skip  any  items.  

1   2   3   4   5   Disagree   Disagree   Neither  agree   Agree   Agree   strongly   a  little   nor  disagree   a  little   strongly  

 

I  see  myself  as  someone  who...  

___1___    (01)   Is  talkative         _______    (23)   Tends  to  be  lazy        

_______    (02)   Tends  to  find  fault  with  others     _______    (24)   Is  emotionally  stable,  not  easily  upset        

_______    (03)   Does  a  thorough  job     _______    (25)   Is  inventive        

_______    (04)   Is  depressed,  blue     ___1___    (26)   Has  an  assertive  personality        

_______    (05)   Is  original,  comes  up  with  new  ideas     _______    (27)   Can  be  cold  and  aloof        

___5___    (06)   Is  reserved     _______    (28)   Perseveres  until  the  task  is  finished        

_______    (07)   Is  helpful  and  unselfish  with  others     _______    (29)   Can  be  moody        

_______    (08)   Can  be  somewhat  careless     _______    (30)   Values  artistic,  aesthetic  experiences        

_______    (09)   Is  relaxed,  handles  stress  well     ___4___    (31)   Is  sometimes  shy,  inhibited        

_______    (10)   Is  curious  about  many  different  things     _______    (32)   Is  considerate  and  kind  to  almost  everyone        

___2___    (11)   Is  full  of  energy     _______    (33)   Does  things  efficiently        

_______    (12)   Starts  quarrels  with  others     _______    (34)   Remains  calm  in  tense  situations        

_______    (13)   Is  a  reliable  worker     _______    (35)   Prefers  work  that  is  routine        

_______    (14)   Can  be  tense     ___2___    (36)   Is  outgoing,  sociable        

_______    (15)   Is  ingenious,  a  deep  thinker     _______    (37)   Is  sometimes  rude  to  others        

___2___    (16)   Generates  a  lot  of  enthusiasm     _______    (38)   Makes  plans  and  follows  through  with  them        

_______    (17)   Has  a  forgiving  nature     _______    (39)   Gets  nervous  easily        

_______    (18)   Tends  to  be  disorganized     _______    (40)   Likes  to  reflect,  play  with  ideas        

_______    (19)   Worries  a  lot     _______    (41)   Has  few  artistic  interests        

_______    (20)   Has  an  active  imagination     _______    (42)   Likes  to  cooperate  with  others        

____5__    (21)   Tends  to  be  quiet     _______    (43)   Is  easily  distracted        

_______    (22)   Is  generally  trusting         _______    (44)   Is  sophisticated  in  art,  music,  or  literature        

6-5 = 1

6-5 = 1

6-4 = 2

GPA:  ________  out  of  4.0  

The  Big  Five  Inventory:     John,  O.  P.,  &  Srivastava,  S.    (1999).  The  Big  Five  Trait  Taxonomy:    History,  measurement,  and  theoretical  

perspectives.    In  L.  A.  Pervin  &  O.  P.  John  (Eds.),  Handbook  of  Personality:    Theory  and  Research  (2nd   ed.,  pp.  102-­‐138),  New  York:    Guilford  Press.  

 

SCORING  INSTRUCTIONS     To  score  the  BFI,  you’ll  first  need  to  reverse-­‐score  all  negatively-­‐keyed  items:     Extraversion:  6,  21,  31   Agreeableness:  2,  12,  27,  37   Conscientiousness:  8,  18,  23,  43   Neuroticism:  9,  24,  34   Openness:  35,  41     To  recode  these  items,  you  should  subtract  your  score  for  all  reverse-­‐scored  items  from  6.  For  example,   if  you  gave  yourself  a  5,  compute  6  minus  5  and  your  recoded  score  is  1.  That  is,  a  score  of  1  becomes  5,   2  becomes  4,  3  remains  3,  4  becomes  2,  and  5  becomes  1.     Next,  you  will  create  scale  scores  by  averaging  the  following  items  for  each  B5  domain  (where  R   indicates  using  the  reverse-­‐scored  item).     Extraversion:  1,  6R  11,  16,  21R,  26,  31R,  36   Agreeableness:  2R,  7,  12R,  17,  22,  27R,  32,  37R   Conscientiousness:  3,  8R,  13,  18R,  23R,  28,  33,  38,  43R   Neuroticism:  4,  9R,  14,  19,  24R,  29,  34R,  39   Openness:  5,  10,  15,  20,  25,  30,  35R,  40,  41R,  44  

1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 12 /8 = 1.5