Identify the related factors of the Five Factor Model of Personality (Costa and McCrae) from the following:
(A) Openness to experience
(B) Extraversion
(C) Neuroticism
(D) Aggression
(E) Compliance
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (C) only
Paul Costa and Robert McCrae found a set of five factors, often called the Big Five: openness to experience, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and conscientiousness.
(A) Openness to experience Correct. Those who score high are imaginative, curious, open to new ideas and interested in cultural pursuits; those who score low are rigid.
(B) Extraversion Correct. It characterises people who are socially active, assertive, outgoing, talkative and fun loving.
(C) Neuroticism Correct. People who score high are emotionally unstable, anxious, worried, fearful and irritable.
(D) Aggression Incorrect. Aggression is behaviour meant to harm others, not one of the five factors. Hostility appears in the model only as the low end of agreeableness.
(E) Compliance Incorrect. Compliance means going along with a request or demand of others. It is not a factor of the model; the factor about getting on with others is agreeableness (helpful, co-operative, friendly).
NCERT: Psychology — Chapter 2: Self and Personality, Box 2.2 (2025-26)
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