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What about politics and culture?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 October 2013

C. Dominik Güss
C. Dominik Güss*
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Department of Psychology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224; Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 53173 Bonn, Germany. dguess@unf.edu https://www.unf.edu/coas/psychology/C__Dominik_Guess.aspx
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Abstract

Given Van de Vliert's impressive dataset and prognoses, I will discuss three limitations. First, the evolutionary argument does not adequately take into account how political changes influence freedoms. Second, the operationalizations of needs and freedoms are limited and questionable. Third, a direct relationship between climate, monetary resources, and psychological variables is a simplification neglecting various intervening variables.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 5 , October 2013 , pp. 490 - 491
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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