1st Edition

Personality: Evolutionary Heritage and Human Distinctiveness

By Arnold H. Buss Copyright 1988
278 Pages
by Psychology Press

278 Pages
by Psychology Press

278 Pages
by Psychology Press

This innovative study focuses on seven inherent personality traits humans share with primates; activity, fearfulness, impulsivity, sociability, altruism, aggressiveness, and dominance. The author discusses these traits from the dual perspective of our evolutionary history and our human uniqueness.

Contents: An Evolutionary Perspective. Determinants of Personality. Activity. Fearfulness. Impulsivity. Sociability. Nurturance. Aggressiveness. Dominance. Integration.

Biography

Arnold H. Buss