psychology

OCEAN

O = Openness to Experience

         LOW = Sam (Lord of the Rings); Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory show)

         HIGH = Curious George; Indiana Jones

C = Conscientiousness

        LOW = Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)

        HIGH = Lisa Simpson (The Simpsons); Monica Geller (Friends)

E = Extraversion

        LOW = Raj (Big Bang Theory); Milton (Office Space)

        HIGH = Austin Powers

A = Agreeableness

         LOW = Greg House (House)

         HIGH = Forest Gump; Rose (Golden Girls)

N = Neuroticism

         LOW = Charlie Brown

         HIGH = Obi Wan Kenobi (Star Wars), James Bond

 

1.  Think about movie characters, friends, and/or cartoons and list them per personality factor.  Rate the characters on whether High or Low on each Personality Factor.  Upload your responses. See the above for movie and TV show examples.

2. Do you think that personality alone is a good predictor for hiring and performance on the job?

3.  What other individual differences factors should be measured for predicting good job performance?