What aspects of personality are innate?
The following 5 aspects of personality (OCEAN for short) are often thought to have some innate qualities:
- Openness to Experience/Intellect -High scorers tend to be original, creative, curious, complex; Low scorers tend to be conventional, down to earth, narrow interests, uncreative
- Conscientiousness - High scorers tend to be reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful; Low scorers tend to be disorganized, undependable, negligent
- Extraversion -High scorers tend to be sociable, friendly, fun loving, talkative; Low scorers tend to be introverted, reserved, inhibited, quiet
- Agreeableness -High scorers tend to be good natured, sympathetic, forgiving, courteous;Low scorers tend to be irritable, rude, vengeful, callous
- Neuroticism - High scorers tend to be nervous, high-strung, insecure, worrying;Low scorers tend to be calm, relaxed, secure, hardy

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