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Cultural evolution and behavior genetic modeling: The long view of time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2022

Kristian E. Markon
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAKristian-markon@uiowa.edu
Robert F. Krueger
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USAkrueg038@umn.edu
Susan C. South
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. ssouth@purdue.edu

Abstract

We advocate for an integrative long-term perspective on time, noting that culture changes on timescales amenable to behavioral genetic study with appropriate design and modeling extensions. We note the need for replications of behavioral genetic studies to examine model invariance across long-term timescales, which would afford examination of specified as well as unspecified cultural moderators of behavioral genetic effects.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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