Aping Humans: Age and Sex Effects in Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and Human (Homo sapiens) Personality

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 418-427

  King, James E ^a   Weiss, Alexander ^b,c   Sisco, Melissa M ^a  

^a University of Arizona

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chimpanzee; development; Five Factor Model; personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAN TROGLODYTES; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; AGING; ANIMALS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAN TROGLODYTES; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349156730     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013125     Document Type: Article

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