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The role of attraction in cultural evolution
In: Journal of Cognition and CultureAbstract
Henrich and Boyd (2002) were the first to propose a formal model of the role of attraction in cultural evolution. They came to the surprising conclusion that, when both attraction and selection are at work, final outcomes are determined by selection alone. This result is based on a determistic view of cultural attraction, different from the probabilistic view introduced in Sperber (1996). We defend this probabilistic view, show how to model it, and argue that, when both attraction and selection are at work, both affect final outcomes.
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The role of attraction in cultural evolution
In: Journal of Cognition and CultureAbstract
Henrich and Boyd (2002) were the first to propose a formal model of the role of attraction in cultural evolution. They came to the surprising conclusion that, when both attraction and selection are at work, final outcomes are determined by selection alone. This result is based on a determistic view of cultural attraction, different from the probabilistic view introduced in Sperber (1996). We defend this probabilistic view, show how to model it, and argue that, when both attraction and selection are at work, both affect final outcomes.
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 1070 | 332 | 46 |
| Full Text Views | 460 | 67 | 4 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 421 | 124 | 6 |