Abstract
This review investigates the presence of young children's model-based cultural transmission biases in social learning, arguing that such biases are adaptive and flexible. Section 1 offers five propositions regarding the presence and direction of model-based transmission biases in young children's copying of a model. Section 2 discusses the cognitive abilities required for differing model-based biases and tracks their development in early childhood. Section 3 suggests future areas of research including considering the social aspect of model-based biases and understanding their use within a comparative perspective.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 341-356 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Developmental Review |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 23 Sept 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01 Dec 2013 |
Keywords
- Cultural transmission
- Model-based biases
- Social cognition
- Social learning
- Trust
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Education
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health