PUBLICATIONS

Latest Work From CEHP Members

Publications by CEHP members relevant to historical psychology, cultural evolution, and related areas. The list below is curated by the founding team and updated as new work appears. Where available, we link to open-access versions.

Spotlight Publications

Du, A. H., Karl, J. A., et al. (2024). Tracing the evolution of personality cognition in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Study explores how personality cognition evolved by analyzing narrative patterns and character traits within the Epic of Gilgamesh text.

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Fischer, R., Karl, J. A., et al. (2020). Tracing personality structure in narratives: A computational bottom-up approach. European Journal of Personality.

Computational study identifies personality structures in narratives using bottom-up methods, analyzing text data to reveal underlying psychological patterns.

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Karl, J. A., & Fischer, R. (2026). Don't pull any old personality taxonomy: A blueprint for historical personality research. PsychArchives.

Conceptual paper proposes a framework for historical personality research, arguing against outdated taxonomies and promoting new methodological standards.

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Recent Publications

A reverse-chronological list of recent publications by CEHP members.

Year	Authors	Title	Link
2026	Karl, J. A., & Fischer, R.	Don't pull any old personality taxonomy from the shelf: The performance of historical and sample derived taxonomies in extracting personality information from text	View →
2024	Du, A. H., Karl, J. A., Fetvadjiev, V., Luczak-Roesch, M., Pirngruber, R., & Fischer, R.	Tracing the evolution of personality cognition in early human civilisations: A computational analysis of the Gilgamesh epic	View →
2020	Du, A. H., Karl, J. A., Fetvadjiev, V., Luczak-Roesch, M., Pirngruber, R., & Fischer, R.	Tracing personality structure in narratives: A computational bottom-up approach to unpack writers, characters, and personality in historical context	View →

Year

Authors

Title

Link

2026

Karl, J. A., & Fischer, R.

Don’t pull any old personality taxonomy from the shelf: The performance of historical and sample derived taxonomies in extracting personality information from text

2024

Du, A. H., Karl, J. A., Fetvadjiev, V., Luczak-Roesch, M., Pirngruber, R., & Fischer, R.

Tracing the evolution of personality cognition in early human civilisations: A computational analysis of the Gilgamesh epic

2020

Du, A. H., Karl, J. A., Fetvadjiev, V., Luczak-Roesch, M., Pirngruber, R., & Fischer, R.

Tracing personality structure in narratives: A computational bottom-up approach to unpack writers, characters, and personality in historical context