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CHAPTER 15

Buss: Evolutionary

Theory of

Personality

of Personality Critique of Evolutionary Theory

⬥ Biography of David Buss

⬥ Principles of Evolutionary Psychology

⬥ Evolutionary Theory of Personality

The Nature and Nurture of Personality

Adaptive Problems and their Solutions (Mechanisms)

Evolved Mechanisms

Origins of Individual Differences

Neo-Bussian Evolutionary Theories of Personality

⬥ Common Misunderstandings in Evolutionary Theory

Evolution Implies Genetic Determinism (Behavior as

Set in Stone and Void of Influence From the

Environment)

Executing Adaptations Requires Conscious Mechanisms

Mechanisms Are Optimally Designed

⬥ Related Research

Temperament and the Pre- and Post-Natal Environment

Genetics and Personality

Animal Personality

Buss

Courtesy David Buss

⬥ (^) Critique of Evolutionary Theory of Personality
⬥ (^) Concepts of Humanity
⬥ (^) Key Terms and Concepts