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Diversity in action: exchange of perspectives and reflections on taxonomies of individual differences

Jana Uher, Irina Trofimova, William Sulis, Petra Netter, Luiz Pessoa, Michael I. Posner, Mary K. Rothbart, Vladimir Rusalov, Isaac T. Peterson, Louis A. Schmidt
Published 26 February 2018.DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0172
Jana Uher
University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London SE10 9LS, United KingdomLondon School of Economics, Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London, United Kingdom
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Irina Trofimova
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Canada
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William Sulis
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Canada
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Petra Netter
Department of Psychology, University of Giessen, Germany
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Luiz Pessoa
Department of Psychology and Maryland Neuroimaging Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Michael I. Posner
Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, USA
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Mary K. Rothbart
Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, USA
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Vladimir Rusalov
Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Druzhinin Laboratory of Abilities, Moscow, Russia
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Isaac T. Peterson
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, USA
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Louis A. Schmidt
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Canada
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Abstract

Throughout the last 2500 years, the classification of individual differences in healthy people and their extreme expressions in mental disorders has remained one of the most difficult challenges in science that affects our ability to explore individuals' functioning, underlying psychobiological processes and pathways of development. To facilitate analyses of the principles required for studying individual differences, this theme issue brought together prominent scholars from diverse backgrounds of which many bring unique combinations of cross-disciplinary experiences and perspectives that help establish connections and promote exchange across disciplines. This final paper presents brief commentaries of some of our authors and further scholars exchanging perspectives and reflecting on the contributions of this theme issue.

This article is part of the theme issue ‘Diverse perspectives on diversity: multi-disciplinary approaches to taxonomies of individual differences’.

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  • One contribution of 20 to a theme issue ‘Diverse perspectives on diversity: multi-disciplinary approaches to taxonomies of individual differences’.

  • Accepted January 22, 2018.
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19 April 2018
Volume 373, issue 1744
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: 373 (1744)
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Theme issue ‘Diverse perspectives on diversity: multi-disciplinary approaches to taxonomies of individual differences’ compiled and edited by Irina Trofimova, Trevor W. Robbins, William H. Sulis and Jana Uher

Keywords

individual differences
traits
temperament
personality
neurophysiology
taxonomic models
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Diversity in action: exchange of perspectives and reflections on taxonomies of individual differences
Jana Uher, Irina Trofimova, William Sulis, Petra Netter, Luiz Pessoa, Michael I. Posner, Mary K. Rothbart, Vladimir Rusalov, Isaac T. Peterson, Louis A. Schmidt
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 2018 373 20170172; DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0172. Published 26 February 2018
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Diversity in action: exchange of perspectives and reflections on taxonomies of individual differences

Jana Uher, Irina Trofimova, William Sulis, Petra Netter, Luiz Pessoa, Michael I. Posner, Mary K. Rothbart, Vladimir Rusalov, Isaac T. Peterson, Louis A. Schmidt
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 2018 373 20170172; DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0172. Published 26 February 2018

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