Reginald Recently Took a Personality Test That Measures the Big

question 56

Multiple Choice

Reginald recently took a personality test that measures the Big Five traits.He scores very high on openness.How would Eysenck interpret these findings?

• A) Reginald will be likely to score very high on neuroticism.
• B) Reginald will be likely to score very high on extraversion.
• C) Reginald will be likely to score very high on introversion.
• D) Openness is a cognitive ability trait, not a temperament, and should be measured by an appropriate IQ test.

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