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   Articles with "cultural evolution" as a keyword



Toward a calculus of redundancy: Signification, codification, and anticipation in cultural evolution

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology"

DOI: 10.1002/asi.24052

Abstract: This article considers the relationships among meaning generation, selection, and the dynamics of discourse from a variety of perspectives ranging from information theory and biology to sociology. Following Husserl's idea of a horizon of meanings… read more here.

Keywords: information; evolution; calculus redundancy; cultural evolution ... See more keywords
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State-dependent cognition and its relevance to cultural evolution

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Behavioural Processes"

DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2018.01.018

Abstract: Individuals cope with their worlds by using information. In humans in particular, an important potential source of information is cultural tradition. Evolutionary models have examined when it is advantageous to use cultural information, and psychological… read more here.

Keywords: state; information; state dependent; cultural evolution ... See more keywords

Pathways to cognitive design

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Behavioural Processes"

DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2018.05.013

Abstract: Despite a shared recognition that the design of the human mind and the design of human culture are tightly linked, researchers in the evolutionary social sciences tend to specialize in understanding one at the expense… read more here.

Keywords: cognitive design; research traditions; cultural evolution; evolutionary social ... See more keywords

Social biases modulate the loss of redundant forms in the cultural evolution of language

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Cognition"

DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.11.005

Abstract: According to the competitive exclusion principle (Gause, 1934), competition for the same niche must eventually lead one competitor to extinction or the occupation of a new niche. This principle applies in both biology and the… read more here.

Keywords: case; evolution language; cultural evolution; redundant forms ... See more keywords
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Analogy as a Catalyst for Cumulative Cultural Evolution

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Trends in Cognitive Sciences"

DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2021.03.002

Abstract: Analogies, broadly defined, map novel concepts onto familiar concepts, making them essential for perception, reasoning, and communication. We argue that analogy-building served a critical role in the evolution of cumulative culture by allowing humans to… read more here.

Keywords: analogy catalyst; catalyst cumulative; evolution; cultural evolution ... See more keywords

Rationalization enables cooperation and cultural evolution

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Behavioral and Brain Sciences"

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x19002061

Abstract: Abstract Cushman argues that the function of rationalization is to attribute mental representations to ourselves, thereby making these representations available for future planning. I argue that such attribution is often not necessary and sometimes maladaptive.… read more here.

Keywords: rationalization; cultural evolution; rationalization enables; enables cooperation ... See more keywords

Taking into account the wider evolutionary context of cumulative cultural evolution

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Behavioral and Brain Sciences"

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x20000254

Abstract: Abstract The target article reviews evidence showing that technological reasoning is crucial to cumulative technological culture but it fails to discuss the implications for the emergence of cumulative cultural evolution (CCE) in general. The target… read more here.

Keywords: cultural evolution; account wider; cumulative cultural; wider evolutionary ... See more keywords

The implications of the cultural evolution of heritability for evolutionary psychology

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Behavioral and Brain Sciences"

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21001618

Abstract: Abstract Uchiyama et al. provide a compelling analysis of cultural influences on estimates of the genetic contribution to psychological and behavioral traits. Their focus is on the relevance of their arguments for behavioral genetics and… read more here.

Keywords: cultural evolution; implications cultural; evolution heritability; evolutionary psychology ... See more keywords

Cultural evolution: The third component of mental illness heritability

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Behavioral and Brain Sciences"

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x2100162x

Abstract: Abstract Uchiyama et al. provide a theoretical framework to explain the gap between reported gene–environment interactions and real-life epidemiological statistics. Through cultural evolution, informed behavioral approaches mitigate the impact of environmental risk on disease onset.… read more here.

Keywords: cultural evolution; evolution third; third component; component mental ... See more keywords

Cultural evolution and behavior genetic modeling: The long view of time

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Behavioral and Brain Sciences"

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21001692

Abstract: Abstract We advocate for an integrative long-term perspective on time, noting that culture changes on timescales amenable to behavioral genetic study with appropriate design and modeling extensions. We note the need for replications of behavioral… read more here.

Keywords: time; cultural evolution; behavior genetic; genetic modeling ... See more keywords

Tradition and invention: The bifocal stance theory of cultural evolution

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Behavioral and Brain Sciences"

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x22000383

Abstract: Abstract Cultural evolution depends on both innovation (the creation of new cultural variants by accident or design) and high-fidelity transmission (which preserves our accumulated knowledge and allows the storage of normative conventions). What is required… read more here.

Keywords: cultural evolution; tradition; stance theory; bifocal stance ... See more keywords