title: Pyramid Power: A Reply to Commentaries.
abstract: Four thoughtful commentaries identify important issues and insights pertaining to the pyramid of needs presented by Kenrick, Griskevicius, Neuberg, and Schaller (2010, this issue). Here, we offer additional thoughts on some of these issues and insights, with an emphasis on the logical implications that result from an evolutionary analysis of fundamental human needs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada schaller@psych.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schaller
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe.
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Neuberg
authors.affiliation: Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: Vladas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Griskevicius
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe.
authors.forename: Douglas T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Kenrick
keywords: evolution; meaning; motivation; parenting; pyramid of needs