The Big Five Personality Dimensions

                                          C A N O E

Conscientiousness

            This includes such traits as persistence, doggedness, hardworking, as well as dependable,
            thorough, and responsible.
            The opposite pole is lazy.

Agreeable

            This reflects being liked, courtesy, good-natured, cooperative, forgiving, soft hearted.
            The opposite pole is, of course, Disagreeable.

Neuroticism

           This reflects anxiety, depression, anger worry, and insecurity.
           The opposite pole is called Emotional Stability.

Open to Experience

          This reflects imaginative, creative, broad-minded and intelligent.
          The opposite pole is Closed Mindedness.

Extroversion

          This reflects sociability, gregariousness, talkativeness, and activity.
          The opposite pole of the dimension  is Introversion.
 
 

Reference: Barrick, M. R., & Mount, M. K. (1991). The big five personality dimensions and job performance: A meta-analysis. Personnel Psychology, 44, 1-26.