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- catalog abstract "Discusses the building blocks of genetics and environment in shaping of human behavior and personality.".
- catalog contributor b5435963.
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "Discusses the building blocks of genetics and environment in shaping of human behavior and personality.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction. The puzzle of individuality -- pt. 1. On human nature. Coming of age in self-understanding : the tale of Galton, Boas, and Mead -- From the cell to the self -- pt. 2. On individual human nature : the forms of temperament. Early differences -- Three dimensions of temperament -- High and low amplification : setting the gain control -- Deliberation-liberation : organizing actions and thought -- Positive approach, negative withdrawal -- Disorders : at the ends of the continuum -- pt. 3. Race, sex, and family. Skin color, cultural differences, intelligence, and individuality -- Why are children in the same family so dissimilar? -- Sex matters -- pt. 4. Differences in mind. The hand, the brain, and the individual mind -- Small pieces of the puzzle : differences in memory and thinking -- pt. 5. Completing ourselves : going beyond our inheritance. Of monkey brains, fish hierarchy, tame and wild cats, missing limbs, and the amazing possibility of growth in the brain -- On human nature and individual human nature : changes large and small.".
- catalog extent "viii, 240 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Roots of the self.".
- catalog identifier "0062507885 (alk. paper) :".
- catalog identifier "0062507893 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Roots of the self.".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "[San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco,".
- catalog relation "Roots of the self.".
- catalog subject "155.2 20".
- catalog subject "BF 697 O74 1993".
- catalog subject "BF697 .O65 1993".
- catalog subject "Individual differences.".
- catalog subject "Individuality.".
- catalog subject "Neuropsychology.".
- catalog subject "Personality.".
- catalog subject "Self Concept.".
- catalog subject "Self.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction. The puzzle of individuality -- pt. 1. On human nature. Coming of age in self-understanding : the tale of Galton, Boas, and Mead -- From the cell to the self -- pt. 2. On individual human nature : the forms of temperament. Early differences -- Three dimensions of temperament -- High and low amplification : setting the gain control -- Deliberation-liberation : organizing actions and thought -- Positive approach, negative withdrawal -- Disorders : at the ends of the continuum -- pt. 3. Race, sex, and family. Skin color, cultural differences, intelligence, and individuality -- Why are children in the same family so dissimilar? -- Sex matters -- pt. 4. Differences in mind. The hand, the brain, and the individual mind -- Small pieces of the puzzle : differences in memory and thinking -- pt. 5. Completing ourselves : going beyond our inheritance. Of monkey brains, fish hierarchy, tame and wild cats, missing limbs, and the amazing possibility of growth in the brain -- On human nature and individual human nature : changes large and small.".
- catalog title "The roots of the self : unraveling the mystery of who we are / Robert Ornstein ; illustrations by Ted Dewan.".
- catalog type "text".