Ten-Item Personality Inventory

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In response to the assigned prompt, I completed the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) which measured 10 items of personality: extroversion and enthusiasm, criticalness and quarrelsomeness, dependability and one’s ability to exert self disciplined behavior, anxiousness and the rate at which one becomes upset, one’s ability to behave in a reserved manner and quietness, the rate at which one behaves sympathetically and warmness, how often one is disorganized and carelessness, calmness and emotional stability, conventionality and un-creativity. Rating these 10 items on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 reflected a strong disagreement while 7 symbolized a strong agreement), produced scores that reflected the comparison of my personality to the norm among …show more content…
My mother is not nearly as open minded as myself, and I believe she gave me a high rating for this trait because she admires my ability to seek out new experiences. I rated myself high in this category because I love to accomplish goals that my friends and family have not yet accomplished. Furthermore, I love to create my own paths in life. For example, last winter I studied abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico, and became the first person among my family and friends to live internationally. My mother and I produced opposite ratings for the categories concerning extroversion, agreeableness, and emotional stability. In respect to the trait of extroversion, my mother gave me a medium high rating. In contrast, I gave myself a medium low rating. I believe this opposition is a result of my mother’s perception of me throughout my entire life compared to my current perception of myself. As a child, I was very talkative and outgoing, but as an adult I have grown to be more reserved. My mother likely gave me a medium high rating because she partially still views me as the “bubbly” child she …show more content…
I believe that I have a more accurate perception of my emotional stability being that this trait is mostly a matter of my private environment. Also, I believe that my rating may have been slightly self-critical. However, my mother’s scoring of my emotional stability was not reflective of all of the emotional issues I deal with. Lastly, my mother and I had completely different opinions and ratings concerning the trait of conscientiousness. My self-rating produced a low score, while my mother’s rating produce a medium high score. I think that my low score for conscientiousness is another example of me being self-critical. I do consider myself to be disorganized when it comes to tangible things, but I am very organized mentally. I believe that my mother’s medium high scores refer to my mental