Whom do children copy? Model-based biases in social learning
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.
Citation
Wood , L A N , Kendal , R & Flynn , E 2013 , ' Whom do children copy? Model-based biases in social learning ' , Developmental Review , vol. 33 , no. 4 , pp. 341-356 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2013.08.002
Publication
Developmental Review
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0273-2297Type
Journal article
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© 2013, Publisher / the Author(s). This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at www.sciencedirect.com / https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2013.08.002
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