Frozen cultural plasticity. (9th March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Houdek, Petr; Novakova, Julie
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 39(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-03-09
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X15000151
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: We discuss cultural group selection under the view of the frozen plasticity theory and the different explanatory power and predictions of this framework. We present evidence that cultural adaptations and their influence on the degree of cooperation may be more complex than presented by Richerson et al., and conclude with the gene-environment-culture relationship and its impacts on cultural group selection.