Question

Individuals who are low in conscientiousness are __________.

(A) "worrying, temperamental, self-conscious, and emotional"
(B) "negligent, lazy, disorganized, late, aimless, and nonpersistent"
(C) "ruthless, suspicious, antagonistic, critical, and irritable"
(D) "reserved, quiet, passive, sober, and emotionally

Answer 1

B) Negligent, lazy, disorganized, late aimless and non-persistent

Explanation:

Conscientiousness is the factor of personality dimension in the five-factor model theory.

Openness

Conscientiousness: The person who has a low score on this dimension has no planning for the future. They are not goal-oriented because of the impulsive and get easily distracted by others. They are irresponsible, lazy and disorganized.

• Extroversion

• Agreeableness

• Neurotic-ism

Thus the individual who has a low score on conscientiousness is lazy, disorganized and aimless.