porte451: November 2011 Archives

The TV show NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) provides the perfect example for the Big Five. The show is about special agents, stationed in Washington D.C., that investigate all major criminal offenses. The investigative team consists of Gibbs, the boss, his three special field agents (DiNozo, McGee, and Ziva), and Abby, the forensic specialist. Each member of the team has his or her own personality that helps make the show so entertaining to watch.

Agent Gibbs is the type of boss that everyone wants to please. He is the one that the team looks up to and goes to for guidance. He is responsible and only acts if he knows it is the right decision, which is always his gut response. Gibbs is the perfect example of a person with a conscientiousness personality. The three special field agents all have different personalities. DiNozzo is the "social butterfly" of the group and is always cracking the jokes. His personality would be best known as extraversion. McGee has a neuroticism personality in which he is usually tense and lacks self-confidence. Ziva, who has an agreeableness personality, usually tends to be social and concerned when others are in danger. The last personality trait in the Big Five describes Abby, who is [open] to experience. She is the "odd ball" on the team that everyone loves. She is intellectually curious and very unconventional. Together, each and every one of their personalities provides a hilarious, as well as a captivating TV show to watch.

First 35 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YesmmW21pGw&feature=related

First minute and 20 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtO9KFifYr8&feature=related

whole clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaZdaickRJE&feature=related

Many different things can define sexual attraction. For years, scientists have tried to discover what people look for in a mate. Research shows that there are three major factors: proximity, similarity and reciprocity. We look for someone who is physically close, someone who has similar interests, and someone who will love us back. It is in our genetics and like it or not, we "judge books by their covers". When we first see a person, our mind automatically scans their body and rates it accordingly. Many factors can influence our ratings. Subconsciously we look for someone who is healthy and who has good mating potential. Men tend to lean toward woman based upon physical attractiveness and youth, where woman lean toward men who will provide well for their children. Both sexes, however, find certain images more attractive than others. One of the key things we look for is symmetry. Studies have shown that we rate symmetric faces and bodies much higher than the opposed. We also look for the opposite sex to portray a certain body type, and most of the time we tend to mate with someone who is similar to our own attractiveness level. Whether it be how proportional our hips are to our waist or how we walk, we like what we like. Every person is looking for "that one" who they can spend the rest of their life with and remarkably, a lot of people do.

The Dating and Mating Pool:
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/science-of-sex-appeal-the-dating-and-mating-pool.html

The Beauty of Symmetry:
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/science-of-sex-appeal-the-beauty-of-symmetry.html

Sexy Swaying Bodies:
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/science-of-sex-appeal-sexy-body-motions.html