How to learn about teaching: An evolutionary framework for the study of teaching behavior in humans and other animals

MA Kline - Behavioral and Brain sciences, 2015 - cambridge.org
The human species is more reliant on cultural adaptation than any other species, but it is
unclear how observational learning can give rise to the faithful transmission of cultural …

Social learning and the development of individual and group behaviour in mammal societies

A Thornton, T Clutton-Brock - … Transactions of the …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As in human societies, social learning may play an important role in sha** individual and
group characteristics in other mammals. Here, we review research on non-primate …

Open problems in cooperative ai

A Dafoe, E Hughes, Y Bachrach, T Collins… - ar** a foraging niche
T Slagsvold, KL Wiebe - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We briefly review the literature on social learning in birds, concluding that strong evidence
exists mainly for predator recognition, song, mate choice and foraging. The mechanism of …

Teaching is a natural cognitive ability for humans

S Strauss, M Ziv - Mind, Brain, and Education, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We suggest that a multidisciplinary approach to teaching has potential to widen its scope. In
that vein, we revisit our original claim that teaching is a natural cognitive ability among …

Cultural evolutionary approaches to artifact variation over time and space: basis, progress, and prospects

SJ Lycett - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2015 - Elsevier
It has becoming increasingly common for archaeologists to draw on evolutionary theory and
methods to analyze artifactual variation over time and space. The term “evolution” and its …

Human and nonhuman norms: a dimensional framework

K Andrews, S Fitzpatrick… - … Transactions of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Human communities teem with a variety of social norms. In order to change unjust and
harmful social norms, it is crucial to identify the psychological processes that give rise to …

Community through culture: From insects to whales: How social learning and culture manifest across diverse animal communities

JA Allen - BioEssays, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
It has become increasingly clear that social learning and culture occur much more broadly,
and in a wider variety of animal communities, than initially believed. Recent research has …