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 |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 341-356 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Developmental Review |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 23 Sep 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
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Wood, L. A., Kendal, R. L., & Flynn, E. G. (2013). Whom do children copy? Model-based biases in social learning. Developmental Review, 33(4), 341-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2013.08.002