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Complex Dynamics From Simple Cognition: The Primary Ratchet Effect in Animal Culture

2017-05-04

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<h4> A bstract </h4> It is often observed that human culture, unlike most other animal culture, is cumulative : human technology and behavior is more complex than any individual could invent in their own lifetime. Cumulative culture is often explained by appeal to a combination of high-fidelity social learning and innovation, the “ratchet effect.” What is often overlooked is that both human and other animal cu...

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DOI: 10.1101/134247

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