Toward a biologically informed psychology of personality.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1990.tb00906.x

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Toward a biologically informed psychology of personality.

Journal of personality - 1 Mar 1990

Buss D M

Abstract excerpt

This article describes nine ways in which biological approaches can inform issues of central and long-standing concern to personality psychologists. These include: (a) developing an adequate description of human nature, (b) providing several solutions to the puzzle of within-species genetic varia...

Topics

Biological Evolution
Genetic Variation
Humans
Personality
Personality Development
Psychophysiology
Research
Social Environment

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