Douglas Kenrick
Douglas Kenrick is a psychologist working on evolutionary approaches to social behaviour and motivation, and first author of the 2010 Perspectives on Psychological Science paper renovating the pyramid of needs.
Who they are
The work of Douglas Kenrick reaches this site through the paper listed below. On this site the name is tied to Costly Signalling, Conspicuous Caring.
Key papers
Kenrick, D. T., Griskevicius, V., Neuberg, S. L., & Schaller, M. (2010). Renovating the pyramid of needs: Contemporary extensions built upon ancient foundations. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5(3), 292-314. What it reports: Revisits the 1943 pyramid of needs and argues that its basic structure is worth keeping, with extensions that link motives to the threats and opportunities of a situation and ground the hierarchy in modern evolutionary theory.
Key ideas
Costly Signalling: a signal is credible because it is expensive, so only some people can afford to send it
Conspicuous Caring: generosity performed where it can be observed, which responds to an audience in a way private giving does not
Sources
- Kenrick, D. T., Griskevicius, V., Neuberg, S. L., & Schaller, M. (2010). Renovating the pyramid of needs: Contemporary extensions built upon ancient foundations. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5(3), 292-314.