ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |18 pages

An Evolutionary Perspective

chapter |31 pages

Determinants of Personality

chapter |18 pages

Activity

chapter |22 pages

Fearfulness

chapter |23 pages

Impulsivity

chapter |28 pages

Sociability

chapter |25 pages

Nurturance

chapter |30 pages

Aggressiveness

chapter |27 pages

Dominance

chapter |24 pages

Integration