Five-Factor Model

The Five-Factor Model refers to a basic group of personality traits that can be assessed through interviews and standardized testing. These basic traits are referred to as Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism. This group of traits can be assessed and evaluated to produce a very basic psychological profile of how a person organizes and runs their life. There is also a more complete 16-factor model that produces a more complete profile.