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Big 5 Factor Trait

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

Definition

The Big 5 Factor Trait or Five-Factor Model is a theory in psychology that identifies five broad dimensions used by some psychologists to describe the human personality and psyche. These are openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism (often remembered by the acronym OCEAN).

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