Format:
Online-Ressource (XIV, 342 p. 29 illus., 11 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9781461401766
Series Statement:
Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
Content:
Lindsay Murray
Content:
Recently, there has been an increased interest in research on personality, temperament, and behavioral syndromes (henceforth to be referred to as personality) in nonhuman primates and other animals. This follows, in part, from a general interest in the subject matter and the realization that individual differences, once consigned to 'error' terms in statistical analyses, are potentially important predictors, moderators, and mediators of a wide variety of outcomes ranging from the results of experiments to health to enrichment programs. Unfortunately, while there is a burgeoning interest in the
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Personality and Temperamentin Nonhuman Primates; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Part I:Beginnings of Personality Measurement in Nonhuman Primates; Chapter 1: Individual Characteristics: Weaving Psychological and Ethological Approaches; 1.1 A Personal Note (by JSH); 1.2 An Empirical Approach Toward Developing a "Personality" Questionnaire; 1.2.1 Condensing Items; 1.2.2 Consistency; 1.2.3 Specific Issues; 1.3 Fearfulness: Function and Causation; 1.4 Selection for Individual Differences; 1.5 A Note on Terminology; 1.6 Full Circle; References
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Part II:Some Basic Issues in Personality Measurement in Nonhuman PrimatesChapter 2: Comparison of Methods for Assessing Personality in Nonhuman Primates; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Literature Review; 2.3 Types of Assessment Methods; 2.4 How Often Are Each of These Methods Used?; 2.5 Range of the Present Analysis; 2.6 Strengths and Weaknesses of the Different Methods in Personality Assessment; 2.7 Trait Ratings; 2.7.1 Advantages of Trait Ratings; 2.7.2 Disadvantages of Trait Ratings; 2.8 Behavioral Codings; 2.8.1 Advantages of Behavioral Codings; 2.8.2 Disadvantages of Behavioral Codings
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2.9 Naturalistic Observation2.9.1 Advantages of Naturalistic Observation; 2.9.2 Disadvantages of Naturalistic Observation; 2.10 Testing Context; 2.10.1 Advantages of Testing Context; 2.10.2 Disadvantages of Testing Context; 2.11 Cumulative Observation; 2.11.1 Advantages of Cumulative Observation; 2.11.2 Disadvantages of Cumulative Observation; 2.12 Empirical Studies Comparing Behavioral-Coding and Trait-Rating Data; 2.13 "Etic" and "Emic" Approaches to Rating Scale Development; 2.13.1 "Etic" Approach; 2.13.2 "Emic" Approach
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2.14 Most Commonly Used Rating Scales for Assessing Primate Personality2.14.1 Emotions Profile Index; 2.14.2 Trait Descriptive Adjective Set; 2.14.3 Stevenson-Hinde and Zunz Instrument; 2.15 The Need for New Scale Development; 2.15.1 Four-Step Approach; 2.15.2 Three-Step Approach; 2.16 Recommendations; 2.16.1 What Is the Best Method for Assessing Primate Personality?; 2.16.2 What Improvements Can Be Made to Methods of Assessing Primate Personality?; 2.16.2.1 All Methods; 2.16.2.2 Behavioral Coding of Naturalistic Observation or Testing Situation conditions; 2.16.2.3 Testing Situation
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2.17 ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 3: Personality in Nonhuman Primates: What Can We Learn from Human Personality Psychology?; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Theoretical Concepts for Primate Personality Research; 3.2.1 Variable-oriented and Individual-oriented Perspectives on Individuals; 3.2.2 Temporal Consistency of Interindividual Behavioral Differences; 3.2.3 The Role of Situations in Personality Research; 3.2.4 Individual Response Specificity; 3.2.5 Personality Types; 3.2.6 Personality Taxonomy; 3.2.7 Theoretical Concepts for Cross-Species Comparisons
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3.3 Methodological Approaches to Primate Personality
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781461401759
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Personality and temperament in nonhuman primates New York : Springer, 2011 ISBN 9781461401759
Language:
English
Subjects:
Biology
Keywords:
Primaten
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Verhalten
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-0176-6
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