The Evolution of Facultative Conformity Based on Similarity.

Conformist social learning can have a pronounced impact on the cultural evolution of human societies, and it can shape both the genetic and cultural evolution of human social behavior more broadly. Conformist social learning is beneficial when the social learner and the demonstrators from whom she l...

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Main Authors: Charles Efferson, Rafael Lalive, Maria Paula Cacault, Deborah Kistler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5176289?pdf=render