Summary The Big Five. NT.docx PSY 255 Abstract This paper presents the effects of the Big Five personality traits. There is plenty of research on personality traits and how they impact different things in the lives of individuals. It is important to know

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This paper presents the effects of the Big Five personality traits. There is plenty of research on

personality traits and how they impact different things in the lives of individuals. It is important

to know the different traits because it helps individuals better understand each other. A few

things that will be explored are how not everyone carries the same traits, some outshine more

than other traits. The Big Five helps build better and long lasting friendships and relationships.

The traits are also talked about in the sense of success and well-being. The relationship between

the Big Five and individuals is something that has been studied for years and it has been shown

that the five traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism are

broad personality traits. There has been a long history od interest in personality traits and

experiences in the general population. The research presented in this essay demonstrates the

different personality traits and how they apply to the real world and how they are present in the

lives of individuals.