?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+dimensions+of+personality+in+humans+and+other+animals%3A+A+comparative+and+evolutionary+perspective&rft.creator=Budaev%2C+Dr.+Sergey&rft.subject=Comparative+Psychology&rft.subject=Evolutionary+Psychology&rft.subject=Behavioral+Neuroscience&rft.subject=Animal+Behavior&rft.description=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%3A+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%2C+the+cross-species+similarities+between+the+most+broad+personality+dimensions+like+Extraversion+and+Neuroticism+as+well+as+other+Big+Five+factors+reflect+conservative+evolution%3A+constrains+on+evolution+imposed+by+physiological%2C+genetic+and+cognitive+mechanisms.+Lower-order+factors%2C+which+are+more+species-+and+situation-specific%2C+would+be+adaptive%2C+reflecting+correlated+selection+on+and+trade-offs+between+many+traits.&rft.date=2000-08&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5475%2F1%2Fbudaev-2000-personality-manuscript-3.0b.pdf&rft.identifier=++Budaev%2C+Dr.+Sergey++(2000)+The+dimensions+of+personality+in+humans+and+other+animals%3A+A+comparative+and+evolutionary+perspective.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5475%2F