1st Edition

Personality: Evolutionary Heritage and Human Distinctiveness

By Arnold H. Buss Copyright 1988
    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