Thomas V. Pollet|Joshua M. Tybur|Willem E. Frankenhuis|Ian J. Rickard
What Can Cross-Cultural Correlations Teach Us about Human Nature?
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam|Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam|Radboud University Nijmegen|Durham University
many recent evolutionary psychology human behavioral ecology studies tested hypotheses examining correlations variables measured group level eg state country continent analyses variables collected aggregation often taken representative individuals present within relationships variables presumed reflect individuallevel processes multiple reasons exercise caution including 1 ecological fallacy whereby relationships observed aggregate level accurately represent individuallevel processes 2 nonindependence data points violates assumptions inferential techniques used null hypothesis testing 3 crosscultural nonequivalence measurement differences construct validity groups provide examples gives rise problems context testing evolutionary hypotheses human behavior offer suggestions future research