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Maria is a finance team member who is organised, reliable and careful with deadlines, but she is reserved and prefers to work alone. Using the Big Five model, which pair of traits does she most clearly show?
Maria shows high conscientiousness because she is organised, reliable and meets deadlines, and low extraversion because she is reserved and prefers working alone. The Big Five model measures these as separate dimensions, and her behaviour matches this combination.
- AHigh conscientiousness and low extraversionCorrect
- BLow conscientiousness and high extraversion
- CHigh openness and high neuroticism
- DHigh agreeableness and low conscientiousness
Explanation
Being organised, reliable and deadline-focused indicates high conscientiousness. Being reserved and preferring solitude indicates low extraversion (introversion). The other pairs contradict one or both descriptions.
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