Can traditions emerge from the interaction of stimulus enhancement and reinforcement learning? An experimental model

American Anthropologist

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-269

  Matthews, Luke J ^a   Paukner, Annika ^b   Suomi, Stephen J ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cebus; Object manipulation; Reinforcement; Social learning; Tradition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955943233     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2010.01224.x     Document Type: Article

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