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Reply to Van Lange et al.: Proximate and ultimate distinctions must be made to the CLASH model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2017

Tomás Cabeza de Baca ,
Steve C. Hertler  and
Curtis S. Dunkel
Tomás Cabeza de Baca
Affiliation:
Health Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94118 tomas.cabezadebaca@ucsf.edu http://profiles.ucsf.edu/tommy.cabezadebaca
Steve C. Hertler
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY 10801 stevenhertler@hotmail.com http://www.psycho-diagnostics.com
Curtis S. Dunkel
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Western Illinois University, Waggoner Hall, Macomb, IL 61455. C-Dunkel@wiu.edu http://www.wiu.edu/cas/psychology/faculty/dunkelcurtis/
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Abstract

Transcending reviewed proximate theories, Van Lange et al.'s CLASH model attempts to ultimately explain the poleward declension of aggression and violence. Seasonal cold is causal, but, we contend, principally as an ecologically relevant evolutionary pressure. We further argue that futurity and restraint are life history variables, and that Life History Theory evolutionarily explains the biogeography of aggression and violence as strategic adaptation.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e81
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