Uher, Jana 
ORCID: 0000-0003-2450-4943
(2011)
Personality in nonhuman primates: what can we learn from human personality psychology?
In: Weiss, Alexander, King, James E. and Murray, Lindsay, (eds.)
Personality and Temperament in Nonhuman Primates.
Developments in primatology: progress and prospects.
Springer New York, New York, USA, pp. 41-76.
ISBN 9781461401759
Abstract
Primate personality research encounters a number of puzzling methodological challenges. Individuals are unique and comparable at the same time. They are characterized by relatively stable individual-specific behavioral patterns that often show only moderate consistency across situations. Personality is assumed to be temporally stable, yet equally incorporates long-term change and development. These are all déjà vus from human personality psychology. In this chapter, I present classical theories of personality psychology and discuss their suitability for nonhuman species. Using examples from nonhuman primates, I explain basic theoretical concepts, methodological approaches, and methods of measurement of empirical personality research. I place special emphasis on theoretical concepts and methodologies for comparisons of personality variation among populations, such as among species.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Official URL: | http://www.springer.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC |
| Divisions: | Psychological and Behavioural Science |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2015 10:57 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 17:17 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/63627 |
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