Are we barking up the right tree? Evaluating a comparative approach to personality

By Samuel D. Gosling, Simine Vazire. 2002

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Small Animals

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Horse personality: Variation between breeds (2008, methodology): “…one another; (2) these assessments must predict behaviours and real-world outcomes; and (3) observer ratings must be shown to reflect genuine attributes of the individuals rated and not merely the observers’ implicit personality theories about how traits covary’’ (Gosling and Vazire, 2002, p. 608).”
Are there differences between behavioral measurement methods? A comparison of the predictive validity of two ratings methods in a working dog program (2012, unknown): “, 2010) as well as in other animals (Gosling and Vazire, 2002).”
Fitness consequences of avian personalities in a fluctuating environment (2004, background): “These individual differences in behaviour often arise early in life (Kagan et al. 1988; Verbeek et al. 1994), have substantial additive (Boissy 1995; Koolhaas et al. 1999; Dingemanse et al. 2002; Drent et al. 2003) and non-additive genetic components (Bouchard & Loehlin 2001; Van Oers et al. 2004) a”
Sources of individual shy-bold variations in antipredator behaviour of male Iberian rock lizards (2005, background): “All rights reserved. et al. 2000; Gosling & Vazire 2002), which may have a genetic basis (Dingemanse et al. 2002, 2003; Drent et al. 2003; Van Oers et al. 2004).”
Personality in Non‐human Animals (2008, background): “Gosling, Lilienfeld, and Marino (2003b; see also Gosling & Vazire, 2002) evaluated the evidence pertaining to the existence of personality in animals.”
Evaluation of a novel method of horse personality assessment: Rater-agreement and links to behaviour (2007, background): “Gosling and Vazire (2002) and covered a broad range of species including fish, reptiles, primates and other mammal species.”
Agamas exhibit behavioral syndromes: bolder males bask and feed more but may suffer higher predation (2010, background): “Personality can be defined across several different axes, including boldness, aggressiveness, sociability, and activeness (Gosling and Vazire 2002).”