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Here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by seriousness

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something you won't find a lot of in this video come on lighten up here's [a sad cat and a clown]

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your question which is not one of the five personality traits posited by McRae

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and Costa and here are your potential answers all right [mumbling]

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Not one of the five, all right people meet Costa and McRae these two smartypants

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came up with what is known as the Big Five this five factor model of [Costa and McRae sat on an opera balcony and the number 5 appears]

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personality outlines five broad traits that are supposed to encapsulate most of

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the primary differences in personality across individuals so what are those big

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five well first up extraversion this trade includes characteristics like

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excitability sociability talkativeness assertiveness expressiveness and the [examples of characteristics for extraversion]

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tendency to seek stimulation in the company of others think extrovert versus

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introvert solitary versus energetic outgoing versus in-going? yeah, in-going

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well we're sticking with in going next up neuroticism this describes how

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easy or difficult it is for one to experience unpleasant emotions like [examples of neuroticism]

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anger anxiety depression and vulnerability the more easily irritated

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and anxious you are the more neurotic you are and in turn the funnier a TV

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character you make then we have agreeableness which includes traits like [doctors together giving a thumbs up]

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trust, altruism, affect, kindness, cooperation, tenderness, modesty and all

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that other cheesy lovey-dovey stuff all right now kiss how about [Costa and McRae sat together with a love heart outline around them]

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conscientiousness well that describes stuff like dependability,

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self-discipline, reliability, organizational skills and a preference

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for planning over spontaneity all great traits to look for in a best friend or

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a pet rock seriously they're not big on spontaneity and last but not least [car driving down an open road]

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openness this one describes characteristics like imagination,

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appreciation for art, adventurousness, curiosity and an overall openness to new

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experience like surfing or skydiving or ordering pizza for shmoop headquarters [a person skydiving and a pizza slice appears]

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in Mountain View California well it was worth a shot so which one of

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our potential answers isn't one of the big five well it looks like B

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seriousness the odd man out if you want an easy way to remember the big 5 just [Letter B with a green tick by the side]

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remember the word ocean or the word OPFS which stands for order pizza for shmoop

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all right well we're trying can't fault us for trying

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