Word choice in animal behavior research: The difference between temperament, personality and behavioural syndromes — CAB Research
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Title of the paper:
Consistent individual behavioural variation: The difference between temperament, personality and behavioural syndromes.
Who wrote it?
Jill Mackay and Marie Haskell, both from Scotland’s Rural College.
What was the purpose of this article?
Both within and between areas of study the terms behavioural syndrome, temperament and personality have been used interchangeably. As a result of this there is a great deal of confusion surrounding the meaning of each of these terms in animal behaviour and when they should be used, which has limited the study of these phenomenons. Therefore, the aims of this article were to: discuss the main areas…
