TY - JOUR
T1 - The Psychometric Evaluation of Human Life Histories
T2 - A Reply to Figueredo, Cabeza de Baca, Black, Garcia, Fernandes, Wolf, and Woodley (2015)
AU - Copping, Lee
AU - Campbell, Anne C.
AU - Muncer, Steven
AU - Richardson, G. B. (George)
PY - 2017/2/1
Y1 - 2017/2/1
N2 - A recent critique of Copping, Campbell, and Muncer raised several issues concerning the validity of psychometric assessment
techniques in the study of life history (LH) strategies. In this reply, some of our key concerns about relying on aggregated psy-
chometric measures are explained, and we raise questions generally regarding the use of higher order factor structures.
Responses to some of the statistical issues raised by Figueredo et al. are also detailed. We stand by our original conclusions and
call for more careful consideration of instruments used to evaluate hypotheses derived from LH theory.
AB - A recent critique of Copping, Campbell, and Muncer raised several issues concerning the validity of psychometric assessment
techniques in the study of life history (LH) strategies. In this reply, some of our key concerns about relying on aggregated psy-
chometric measures are explained, and we raise questions generally regarding the use of higher order factor structures.
Responses to some of the statistical issues raised by Figueredo et al. are also detailed. We stand by our original conclusions and
call for more careful consideration of instruments used to evaluate hypotheses derived from LH theory.
U2 - 10.1177/1474704916663727
DO - 10.1177/1474704916663727
M3 - Article
SN - 1474-7049
VL - 15
SP - -
JO - Evolutionary Psychology
JF - Evolutionary Psychology
IS - 1
ER -