Oh, and the Big Five is a popular model used to describe personality. Each of the five encompasses a range of more specific traits (for instance, Conscientiousness encompasses neatness). Within any one of the Big Five, all specific traits are highly correlated with each other; no two of the Big Five are supposed to be correlated, although that isn't entirely true in practice.
A highly conscientious person is strong-willed, can control her impulses, determined, and likely to achieve highly. May also be high-strung, workaholic, or compulsively neat.
High agreeableness indicates willingness to help others, to understand others, to sympathize, to be warm and generous. May also denote being a doormat.
Extraversion speaks for itself, pretty much. Extraverts are energetic, feel at home in social situations, are more likely to lead and make decisions, may tend to be dominant.
Neuroticism is interesting. People with high neuroticism tend to be irritable, compulsive, depressed, usually blame themselves, and are pessimists.
The hardest to explain is openness, but it's a VERY interesting idea. Those who are open to new experiences score high on creativity, aesthetics, play with ideas and ideals, are original and enthusiastic. They run the risk of being airheaded or disconnected from others.
Hope this clears up some of the terminology in the article. As you can see, some things are more likely to change than others.
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