Question

Assertion: According to the Five Factor Model, personality traits and relationships are closely related. Individuals who score high on neuroticism experience low levels of satisfaction in their intimate relationships.

Reason: Individuals high on neuroticism are prone to anxiety, worry, guilt and emotional instability.

Options

• Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

• Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

• Assertion is true and Reason is false.

• Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer 1

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

Explanation:

• Assertion: True - According to the Big Five personality theory, higher levels of neuroticism are associated with lower satisfaction in close or intimate relationships.
• Reason: True - People who score high on neuroticism tend to experience more anxiety, worry, guilt, and emotional instability, which can adversely affect their behaviour and interactions in close relationships.