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Amara is a finance team member who is described as outgoing, talkative and energetic, and who prefers to work in busy, stimulating environments with lots of contact with colleagues. Under the Big Five personality model, which trait is she displaying strongly?
Amara is displaying extraversion. In the Big Five model this trait covers being sociable, talkative, energetic and stimulated by contact with others. Agreeableness concerns cooperation and trust, and conscientiousness concerns organisation and dependability, so neither fits the description given.
- AAgreeableness
- BExtraversionCorrect
- CConscientiousness
Explanation
Extraversion describes sociability, assertiveness and enjoyment of stimulation from others. Agreeableness relates to being cooperative and trusting, while conscientiousness relates to being organised, dependable and disciplined. Amara's described behaviour matches extraversion.
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