The Basic Dimensions of Personality
Clearly, what sets human beings apart from the other animals are two advantages we have over them — words and tools. And what sets us apart from each other is the way we use words and tools. The great majority of us are predominantly concrete in our word usage, the rest predominantly abstract. And about half of us are utilitarian in our choice and use of tools, the other half cooperative.
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