Arnold Herbert Buss (born August 7, 1924) is a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin known for his work in aggression, temperament, self-consciousness and shyness.
Buss received his B.A. from New York University in 1947 and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1952. He was a professor at the University of Pittsburgh from 1957 to 1965 and a professor at Rutgers University from 1965 to 1969. He joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin shortly afterwards.
Buss, Arnold (1961). The Psychology of Aggression. New York: Wiley. Buss, Arnold (1966). Psychopathology. New York: Wiley. Buss, Arnold (1969). Theories of Schizophrenia. New York: Wiley. Buss, Arnold (1973). Psychology - Man in Perspective. New York: Wiley. Buss, Arnold; Plomin, Robert (1975). A Temperament Theory of Personality Development. New York: Wiley-Interscience. Buss, Arnold (1978). Psychology - Behavior in Perspective. New York: Wiley. Buss, Arnold (1980). Self-Consciousness and Social Anxiety. San Francisco: Freeman. Buss, Arnold; Plomin, Robert (1984). Temperament: Early Developing Personality Traits. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum. Buss, Arnold (1986). Social Behavior and Personality. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum. Buss, Arnold (1988). Personality: Evolutionary Heritage and Human Distinctiveness. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum. Buss, Arnold (1995). Personality: Temperament, Social Behavior and the Self. Needham Heights, M.A.: Allyn & Bacon. Buss, Arnold (2001). Psychological Dimensions of the Self. Thousand Oaks, C.A.: Sage. Buss, Arnold (2011). Pathways to Individuality: Evolution and Development of Personality Traits. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. 