Teaching by example and induced beliefs in a model of cultural transmission

We augment standard models of cultural transmission with an explicit account of social learning, grounded in the information transmission literature. Youngsters observe the behavioral trait of a role model and form beliefs about the desirability of that trait. Adults have better information about ea...

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Main Authors: Adriani, Fabrizio, Matheson, Jesse A., Sonderegger, Silvia
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48512/