Personality dimensions in nonhuman animals: A cross-species review

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 69-75

  Gosling, Samuel D ^a,b   John, Oliver P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Big five; Cross species; Personality; Temperament; Traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006112265     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00017     Document Type: Article

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