Question

Please take the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) which measures the Big Five factors of personality. You will need to calculate your score for the TIPI.

Below are your scores on the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI). Your scores for each dimension are listed first in green. Below your scores are the norms for each dimension are in column one in blue. These norms are based on a sample of 1813 respondents.

	Extroversion	Agreeableness	Conscientiousness	Emotional Stability	Openness
Your score	4	4.5	6	5	4.5
	Medium Low	Medium Low	Medium High	Medium High	Medium Low
Norms	4.44	5.23	5.4	4.83	5.38

1. Introduction - what do the results mean?

2. Do you believe the TIPI is an accurate description of your personality traits?

3. Is the TIPI estimated to be reliable and valid?

4. Is there a biological basis for personality traits, or are these more formed owing to one’s environment?

5. Do you believe that any Big Five personality traits have changed over the course of your lifespan, or will do so in the years to come?

6. Are your results consistent with your use of written and verbal language or music preferences?

7. Are there any personality traits which are more or less guarded depending on a person’s social situation?

8. Conclusion - is a person’s specific behavior consistent across all situations?

In this assignment, you will write a short essay discussing the results and your perspective about the results you received for the TIPI. You will need to address each of the above eight questions using the questions as headers. You should write an effective introduction and conclusion and use body paragraphs when addressing the above questions. It is anticipated that you will write an approximately eight paragraph essay.

Things to note:

• You are required to have a minimum of three peer reviewed citations for your essay.
• Please use IEEE citations

There is no word limit, but you must be sure that in addition to using correct, Standard English, that you thoroughly explain and support your points.

Answer 1

Introduction - what do the results mean?

In the given table, the scores are as below:

Extroversion 4

Agreeableness 4.5

Conscientiousness 6

Emotional Stability 5

Openness 4.5

Norms

4.44

5.23

5.4

4.83

5.38

On the basis of comparison of scores with the Norms, we can say wherever the person is scoring below the mean(norms) , he/ she doesnt qualify for the variable in concern.Such as, a score of '4' on extraversion is below the normal mean score of '4.44',this means the introversion trait is dominant than extraversion. Similarly, the agreeableness is reaplacable to quarrelsome personality.The person has strong conscientiousness and is emotionally stable.However, close mindedness is present.

The personality traits using the TIPI sclae can be listed as, introvert,quarrelsome, conscience,emotionally stable and close mindedness.

2.Do you believe the TIPI is an accurate description of your personality traits?

Yes, this gave an accurate description about my personality trait.

3. Is there a biological basis for personality traits, or are these more formed owing to one’s environment?

Many therories suggest that the brain structures influence, how people feel ,behave and thus, effects their personality.Alongside, the environment provides the learning that will impact the personality too.

Pl ask rest of the questions separately.

Best wishes.