The Animal in You explained

Author:Roy Feinson
The Animal in You
Country:United States
Language:English, Various
Subject:Personality Test
Genre:Psychology, biology
Publisher:St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date:1995
Media Type:Paperback
Isbn:978-0312180409
Followed By:Animal Attraction

The Animal in You is a 1995 non-fiction book by Roy Feinson, which posits a biological basis as to why people tend to exhibit personality traits similar to animal species. The book hypothesizes that through the process of convergent evolution, people adopt a niche set of behaviors enabling them to cope with their particular social milieu in the same way as individual animal species adapt to their environments. The book has been translated into ten different languages,[1] including Mandarin, Japanese, Czech, Hebrew and French, and has been featured on CNN, The Dr. Phil Show[2] and CBS The Talk[3] [4] [5] [6]

The Personality Test

The Animal in You features a personality test of nine questions that collapses to one of 45 possible personality types. After readers answer the questions about their personality and physical attributes, the test returns a number corresponding to one of the 45 animal personality types, appearing in a look-up table. The underlying mechanisms for these types of tests are trivial for modern software based Internet tests, but this is the first known example of a book-based test able to resolve over 20 categories. The test is augmented by an interdependent weighting scheme wherein each question is assigned a different weight depending on how the other questions are answered.

The Animals

The animal personalities are broken down into the broad categories shown below.

Carnivores

Traits:Powerful, Optimistic, Territorial, Courageous, Fastidious, Athletic, Adventurous, Energetic, Attractive, Fun, Loving, Talented, Flamboyant, World Travelers, Loyal

Optimistic

Herbivores

Traits:Sociable, Hard Working, Sober, Friendly, Family Oriented, Organized, Reliable, Methodical, Conservative

Rodents & Insectivores

Traits:Small, Creative, Thrifty, Active, Resilient, Cautious, Socially, loving, Bright

Birds

Traits:Energetic, Attractive, Fun-Loving, Talented, Flamboyant, World Travelers

Reptiles

Traits:Artistic Creative Quick Tempered Moody Quirky Unpredictable

Animal Attraction

"Animal Attraction" was a sequel to "Animal In You," published by St. Martin's Griffin Press in 1999. This book explored the types relationships suggested by the different personality types.

Citations in Academic Articles

Pets and People: Companions in Commerce? Holbrook.[7]

Advances in Business Marketing and Purchasing. Wallpach, Woodside.[8] Are Birds of a Feather Flocking to the Beach? Black.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Author's Website with Different Languages Featured. www.royfeinson.com.
  2. Web site: The Dr Phil Show. CBS Television Production. 2013. September 7, 2013.
  3. Web site: Test your animal instinct by taking 'The Animal In You' Personality Quiz here. The Talk. September 7, 2013.
  4. Book: The Animal In You: Discover Your Animal Type and Unlock the Secrets of Your Personality Paperback– March 15, 1998. 0312180403. Feinson. Roy. 1998.
  5. Web site: The Animal in You. goodreads.com. 24 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Jacks. Beth Boswell. Searching For The Inner Animal. usads.ms11.net. 24 November 2013.
  7. Pets and People: Companions in Commerce?. Journal of Business Research. 61. 5. 546–552. 2008. 10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.07.010. Holbrook. Morris B..
  8. Book: Advances in Business Marketing and Purchasing.. 15. 389–428. Emerald Insight. 10.1108/S1069-0964(2009)0000015012. Chapter 8 Enacted internal branding: Theory, practice, and an experiential learning case study of an Austrian B2B company. 2009. von Wallpach. Sylvia. Woodside. Arch G.. 978-1-84855-670-6.
  9. Web site: Are Birds of a Feather Flocking to the Beach?. The Coastal Business Journal. 2016.