I. Read Chapter 4, especially the section on the Big 5. Think about the factors that comprise the big 5. For each of the 5 factors indicate whether you believe that (compared to others approximately your own age and gender) you are below average, average, or
above average in terms of how much the trait applies to you: (1. Extraversion;
2.Agreeableness; 3. Conscientiousness,4. Emotionality/Neuroticism; 5.
Intellect/Openness to Experience). You can do this with bullet points or written up in
paragraph format. This should be the FIRST SECTION of your paper. Provide EXAMPLES for each trait, providing your RATIONALE for WHY you think you are High, Average, or Low on each trait.
II. GO TO THIS LINK:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/5/j5j/IPIP/
NEXT – click on: Follow this link if you wish to complete the original IPIP-NEO.
(this will take you here: http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/5/j5j/IPIP/ipipneo300.htm
DO NOT GO TO THE LINK FOR THE SHORTER VERSION OF THE TEST.
Click on the first agreement button at the top of the page.
Click on the second agreement button near the bottom of the page(consent)
Click the send button at the bottom of the page.
Start with the background questions and the first 60-items.
Each successive screen will present the next 60-items.
When you are done, you will receive a computer-generated report on a temporary web page. You need to print it out or download it to your computer otherwise it will be lost to you.
III. Reflect on your results: Write up your analysis by answering the following:
How do the results fit with how you perceive yourself?
Hot do the results fit with your initial self-evaluation from above?
What fit and what did not fit? Any surprises?
How might you explain expected/unexpected results.
Please used FACET scores to help explain EXPECTED and/or unexpected results. Also consider any personal test-taking biases that might have influenced your tests data. Use the facet scores to discuss your findings on each scale, in terms of how well they met or failed to meet your
expectation.