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The dimensions of personality in humans and other animals: A comparative and evolutionary perspective

Budaev, Dr. Sergey (2000) The dimensions of personality in humans and other animals: A comparative and evolutionary perspective. [Preprint]

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Abstract

This paper considers the structure and proximate mechanisms of personality in humans and other animals. Significant similarities were found between personality structures and mechanisms across species in at least two broad traits: Extraversion and Neuroticism. The factor space tapped by these personality dimensions is viewed as a general integrative framework for comparative and evolutionary studies of personality in humans and other animals. Most probably, the cross-species similarities between the most broad personality dimensions like Extraversion and Neuroticism as well as other Big Five factors reflect conservative evolution: constrains on evolution imposed by physiological, genetic and cognitive mechanisms. Lower-order factors, which are more species- and situation-specific, would be adaptive, reflecting correlated selection on and trade-offs between many traits.

Item Type:Preprint
Keywords:animal personality, animal temperament, evolution, function
Subjects:Psychology > Comparative Psychology
Psychology > Evolutionary Psychology
Neuroscience > Behavioral Neuroscience
Biology > Animal Behavior
ID Code:5475
Deposited By: Budaev, Dr. Sergey
Deposited On:04 Apr 2007
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:56

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