Adolescents are often described as a strange and different species that behaves like no
other age group, typical behaviours being excessive risk-taking and sensitivity to peer …

In this article, we integrate cultural evolutionary theory with empirical research from
developmental psychology, cultural anthropology, and primatology to explore the role of …

Moral learning and decision-making are crucial throughout our lives, from infancy to old age.
Emerging evidence suggests that there are important differences in learning and decision …

LIONESS Lab is a free web-based platform for interactive online experiments. An intuitive,
user-friendly graphical interface enables researchers to develop, test, and share …

Social information use is widespread in the animal kingdom, hel** individuals rapidly
acquire useful knowledge and adjust to novel circumstances. In humans, the highly …

Personal norms consist of individuals' attitudes about the appropriateness of behaviour.
These norms guide adolescents' behaviour in countless domains that are fundamental for …

Social learning is fundamental to human development, hel** individuals adapt to
changing circumstances and cooperate in groups. During the formative years of …

Interactions with peers are fundamental to socio‐cognitive development, but assessing peer
interactions in standardized experiments is challenging. Therefore, researchers commonly …

Prior experiments with children across seven different societies have indicated U-shaped
age patterns in the likelihood of copying majority demonstrations. It is unclear which learning …

Social learning can help individuals to efficiently acquire knowledge and skills. In the
classroom, social learning often takes place in structured settings in which peers help …