Big Five Personality Test

According to studies by Gerber and associates (Yale University), Raso and associates (Stanford), and others, your friend's scores indicate that he or she is:

• Likely to consume more societal and political (as opposed to entertainment or case-based) news reporting than the general population.
• Likely to have more of an interest in politics and to be more knowledgeable about politics than the general population.
• Likely to get more of their political information from the internet, as opposed to from radio and TV.
• Likely to be more interested in following political debates directly, as opposed to “after action” commentaries and reports.
• Less likely than the general population to be a member of any political party.
• Likely to watch a greater ratio of national (as opposed to local) news than the general population.
• Less likely than the general population to let their commitment be guided by the issues that are likely to yield concrete personal payoffs in their life (as opposed to abstract ideological ones).
• More likely than the general population to watch and enjoy late-night satire that ridicules politics and politicians.
• More likely to keep informed on politics because they feel it is fun or exciting than because they feel it is a type of obligation or social duty.
• Likely to take more risks with their health, diet, and lifestyle than the general population.
• Likely to spend less time than the general population striving for career achievements, devoting themselves to hobbies and extra-professional activities as well.
• Likely to waste more time procrastinating with internet games, social media etc. than the general population.
• Less likely than the general population to attend political campaign events and meetings.
• Less likely than the general population to voice support for their political views by writing to elected officials or for the opinion pages of newspapers and magazines.
• More likely than the general population to stay constant in their level of political engagement (i.e. as opposed to mostly following politics in conjunction with elections, etc.).
• Likely to spend less time reading newspapers than the general population.
• Less likely to watch political talk shows than the general population.
• More likely than the general population to sign political petitions when asked to do so by friends.
• More likely than the general population to vote in elections.
• Less likely than the general population to speak out in favor of either side when attending political debates.
• More likely than the general population to take a strong pro-environmentalist stands (i.e. windmills, recycling, taxes on industry, ban on fracking, etc.).
• Likely to be more sincere and straightforward in their approach to political dealings than the general population (i.e. not glossing over the downsides to their views; not tailoring the truth to their audience, etc.).
• Likely to care more than the general population about what the politicians they vote for are like as human beings (their personalities; what their interpersonal dealings are like; whether they behave pro-socially, etc.).
• More likely than the general population to donate money to their preferred political candidate or party.
• Less likely than the general population to work as a volunteer for a national political party.
• More likely than the general population in their country to take a negative view of immigration to their country.
• Less likely than the general population to be satisfied with their preferred political candidate's performance while in office.