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Big Five is the personality model with the broadest research backing. This test measures the five traits openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism, free, and without registration.
This test maps five fundamental personality traits that describe how you think, feel and act across different situations.
The test consists of 300 statements you respond to on a scale. Every answer is saved as you go, so you can pause and continue later without losing progress.
You get a profile with a score on each of the five main traits, set against reference figures. There are no good or bad results, traits describe patterns, not abilities.
Your Big Five result also feeds into your overall profile, alongside thinking style, motivation and values.
Answer honestly, based on how you actually are.
Start mappingThe test measures the five Big Five traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. Each trait is split into six facets, 30 in total. The questions are based on IPIP, an open item bank from personality research. Your result shows where you score on each trait, and says something about how you tend to think, feel and act in everyday life. With a free profile you also see the 30 facets.
The test has 300 questions and takes about 25 minutes. Your answers are saved as you go, so you can take a break and pick up later.
The Big Five is a model that describes personality with five broad traits. It is the most widely used model in personality research and has been tested in many countries and cultures.
A trait is the big picture, for example extraversion. The facets are the six parts the trait is made of. Two people with the same score on a trait can still have different facets.
Because it also measures the 30 facets. Each facet has its own questions, which gives a more precise result than a short test.
No. The traits describe patterns, not abilities. Both high and low scores have strengths, depending on the situation.