See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/16688292 Evolutionary biology and personality psychology: Toward a conception of human nature and individual differences Article in American Psychologist · November 1984 DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.39.10.1135 · Source: PubMed CITATIONS 78 READS 605 1 author: Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Rumination, sex differences and depression View project David M Buss University of Texas at Austin 275 PUBLICATIONS 24,740 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE All content following this page was uploaded by David M Buss on 21 January 2017. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. All in-text references underlined in blue are added to the original document and are linked to publications on ResearchGate, letting you access and read them immediately.