**extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.** The "Big Five" or "OCEAN" model states that a person's personality can be broken down mostly into 5 core factors, each of which exist on a continuum; and that those 5 factors remain mostly stable throughout a person's life. # Conscientiousness Impulsive & disorganized vs disciplined & careful # Agreeableness Suspicious & uncooperative vs trusting & helpful # Neuroticism Calm & confident vs anxious & pessimistic # Openness Preferring routine & Practicality vs imaginative & spontaneous # Extraversion Reserved & thoughtful vs sociable & fun-loving  source: [https://www.simplypsychology.org/big-five-personality.html](https://www.simplypsychology.org/big-five-personality.html) In [[Blink]] a study was described that showed that [[Thin Slicing]] gave better overall estimates of these traits for a person than their own friends could produce. In [[The Sentiment Machine]] a study was described that showed how analysis of fewer than 100 "likes" on Facebook could yield highly accurate depictions of the OCEAN traits, which was exploited my Cambridge Analytica in their advertising for the Trump campaign in 2016. **** # More ## Source - [Big Five Personality Traits | Simply Psychology](https://www.simplypsychology.org/big-five-personality.html) ## Related - [[Your Room Reveals more than Your Friendship]] - [[Enneagram]]