Introduction. Cultural transmission and the evolution of human behaviour

Kenny Smith; Michael L. Kalish; Thomas L. Griffiths; Stephan Lewandowsky

doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0147

Introduction. Cultural transmission and the evolution of human behaviour

Kenny Smith^*, Michael L. Kalish, Thomas L. Griffiths, Stephan Lewandowsky

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Abstract

The articles in this theme issue seek to understand the evolutionary bases of social learning and the consequences of cultural transmission for the evolution of human behaviour. In this introductory article, we provide a summary of these articles (seven articles on the experimental exploration of cultural transmission and three articles on the role of gene-culture coevolution in shaping human behaviour) and a personal view of some promising lines of development suggested by the work summarized here.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3469-3476
Number of pages	8
Journal	Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences
Volume	363
Issue number	1509
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2008.0147
Publication status	Published - 12 Nov 2008

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social learning
cultural transmission
cultural evolution
human evolution
evolutionary psychology
diffusion chain
INDUCTIVE BIASES
TOOL USE
LANGUAGE
CHIMPANZEES
CHILDREN

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