Quirk : brain science makes sense of your peculiar personality /

Holmes, Hannah, 1963-

Quirk : brain science makes sense of your peculiar personality / Hannah Holmes. - 1st ed. - New York, NY : Random House, c2011. - xviii, 262 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Five Factor Model -- Factor: Neuroticism. Anxiety ; Depression -- Factor: Extraversion. Impulsiveness/novelty seeking ; Activeness ; Cheerfulness ; Assertiveness -- Factor: Agreeableness. Trust ; Cooperation ; Sympathy ; Altruism ; Morality -- Factor: Conscientiousness. Self-Discipline ; Orderliness -- Factor: Openness. InteIIect ; Imagination ; Artistic Interests ; Liberalism ; Emotionality.

The author of the acclaimed "The Well-Dressed Ape" enlightens and amuses readers in a fun, funny, and even quirky look at personality and contemporary brain science.

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Brain--Localization of functions.
Brain.
Neuropsychology.
Personality--Physiological aspects.

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