The multiple roles of cultural transmission experiments in understanding human cultural evolution
In this paper, we explore how experimental studies of cultural transmission in adult humans
can address general questions regarding the 'who, what, when and how'of human cultural …
can address general questions regarding the 'who, what, when and how'of human cultural …
Evolution of learning strategies in temporally and spatially variable environments: a review of theory
K Aoki, MW Feldman - Theoretical population biology, 2014 - Elsevier
The theoretical literature from 1985 to the present on the evolution of learning strategies in
variable environments is reviewed, with the focus on deterministic dynamical models that …
variable environments is reviewed, with the focus on deterministic dynamical models that …
Cultural evolutionary theory: How culture evolves and why it matters
Human cultural traits—behaviors, ideas, and technologies that can be learned from other
individuals—can exhibit complex patterns of transmission and evolution, and researchers …
individuals—can exhibit complex patterns of transmission and evolution, and researchers …
[图书][B] Cultural evolution: How Darwinian theory can explain human culture and synthesize the social sciences
A Mesoudi - 2011 - degruyter.com
Charles Darwin changed the course of scientific thinking by showing how evolution
accounts for the stunning diversity and biological complexity of life on earth. Recently, there …
accounts for the stunning diversity and biological complexity of life on earth. Recently, there …
[图书][B] Darwin's conjecture: The search for general principles of social and economic evolution
GM Hodgson, T Knudsen - 2010 - books.google.com
Of paramount importance to the natural sciences, the principles of Darwinism, which involve
variation, inheritance, and selection, are increasingly of interest to social scientists as well …
variation, inheritance, and selection, are increasingly of interest to social scientists as well …
[图书][B] Simple heuristics in a social world
R Hertwig, U Hoffrage - 2013 - books.google.com
Simple Heuristics in a Social World invites readers to discover the simple heuristics that
people use to navigate the complexities and surprises of environments populated with …
people use to navigate the complexities and surprises of environments populated with …
Pursuing Darwin's curious parallel: Prospects for a science of cultural evolution
A Mesoudi - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
In the past few decades, scholars from several disciplines have pursued the curious parallel
noted by Darwin between the genetic evolution of species and the cultural evolution of …
noted by Darwin between the genetic evolution of species and the cultural evolution of …
Critical social learning: a solution to Rogers's paradox of nonadaptive culture
Alan Rogers (1988) presented a game theory model of the evolution of social learning,
yielding the paradoxical conclusion that social learning does not increase the fitness of a …
yielding the paradoxical conclusion that social learning does not increase the fitness of a …
[图书][B] From hand to handle: the first industrial revolution
L Barham - 2013 - books.google.com
Mankind's utter dependency on technology extends back approximately three million years
to the first stone tools, but it was only with the innovation of hafting, some 300,000 years ago …
to the first stone tools, but it was only with the innovation of hafting, some 300,000 years ago …
How cultural evolutionary theory can inform social psychology and vice versa.
A Mesoudi - Psychological review, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
Cultural evolutionary theory is an interdisciplinary field in which human culture is viewed as
a Darwinian process of variation, competition, and inheritance, and the tools, methods, and …
a Darwinian process of variation, competition, and inheritance, and the tools, methods, and …