Representations underlying social learning and cultural evolution

Interaction Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-100

  Bryson, Joanna J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cultural evolution; Imitation; Memetics; Social learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349141167     PISSN: 15720373     EISSN: 15720381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/is.10.1.06bry     Document Type: Article

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