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Interrelationships of factors of social development are more complex than Life History Theory predicts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2019

Boris Kotchoubey Open the ORCID record for Boris Kotchoubey [Opens in a new window]
Boris Kotchoubey*
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Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. boris.kotchoubey@uni-tuebingen.dehttps://www.medizin.unituebingen.de/de/Presse_Aktuell/Einrichtungen+A+bis+Z/Institute/Medizinische+Psychologie/Mitarbeiter/Prof_+Dr_+Boris+Kotchoubey-p-150765.html
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Abstract

Life History Theory (LHT) predicts a monotonous relationship between affluence and the rate of innovations and strong correlations within a cluster of behavioral features. Although both predictions can be true in specific cases, they are incorrect in general. Therefore, the author's explanations may be right, but they do not prove LHT and cannot be generalized to other apparently similar processes.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e204
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