Human cumulative culture and the exploitation of natural phenomena
M Derex - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cumulative cultural evolution (CCE)—defined as the process by which beneficial
modifications are culturally transmitted and progressively accumulated over time—has long …
modifications are culturally transmitted and progressively accumulated over time—has long …
Bringing cumulative technological culture beyond copying versus reasoning
The dominant view of cumulative technological culture suggests that high-fidelity
transmission rests upon a high-fidelity copying ability, which allows individuals to reproduce …
transmission rests upon a high-fidelity copying ability, which allows individuals to reproduce …
The zone of latent solutions and its relevance to understanding ape cultures
The zone of latent solutions (ZLS) hypothesis provides an alternative approach to explaining
cultural patterns in primates and many other animals. According to the ZLS hypothesis, non …
cultural patterns in primates and many other animals. According to the ZLS hypothesis, non …
Imitation and culture: What gives?
C Heyes - Mind & Language, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
What is the relationship between imitation and culture? This article charts how definitions of
imitation have changed in the last century, distinguishes three senses of “culture” used by …
imitation have changed in the last century, distinguishes three senses of “culture” used by …
The value of teaching increases with tool complexity in cumulative cultural evolution
AJ Lucas, M Kings, D Whittle… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Human cumulative cultural evolution (CCE) is recognized as a powerful ecological and
evolutionary force, but its origins are poorly understood. The long-standing view that CCE …
evolutionary force, but its origins are poorly understood. The long-standing view that CCE …
From Beethoven to Beyoncé: Do changing aesthetic cultures amount to “cumulative cultural evolution?”
NC Sinclair, J Ursell, A South, L Rendell - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Culture can be defined as “group typical behaviour patterns shared by members of a
community that rely on socially learned and transmitted information”(, p. 151). Once thought …
community that rely on socially learned and transmitted information”(, p. 151). Once thought …
Children and innovation: Play, play objects and object play in cultural evolution
Cultural evolutionary theory conceptualises culture as an information-transmission system
whose dynamics take on evolutionary properties. Within this framework, however, innovation …
whose dynamics take on evolutionary properties. Within this framework, however, innovation …
Leveling the playing field in studying cumulative cultural evolution: Conceptual and methodological advances in nonhuman animal research.
Cumulative cultural evolution (CCE), the improvement of cultural traits over generations via
social transmission, is widely believed to be unique to humans. The capacity to build upon …
social transmission, is widely believed to be unique to humans. The capacity to build upon …
Trade-offs, control conditions, and alternative designs in the experimental study of cultural evolution
Although the theoretical foundations of the modern field of cultural evolution have been in
place for over 50 y, laboratory experiments specifically designed to test cultural evolutionary …
place for over 50 y, laboratory experiments specifically designed to test cultural evolutionary …
累积文化演化的内在机制: 实验证据
杨蕾， 陈维扬， 白宝玉， 钟年 - 心理科学进展, 2023 - journal.psych.ac.cn
累积文化演化(Cumulative Cultural Evolution, CCE) 指随着时间推移, 通过个体或群体间的多种
社会传递和修改创新, 人类文化在效率, 功能, 复杂性等方面发生了适应性的变化 …
社会传递和修改创新, 人类文化在效率, 功能, 复杂性等方面发生了适应性的变化 …