EMILY BURDETT EMILY.BURDETT@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor
A Diverse and Flexible Teaching Toolkit Facilitates the Human Capacity for Cumulative Culture
Burdett, Emily R. R.; Dean, Lewis G.; Ronfard, Samuel
Authors
Lewis G. Dean
Samuel Ronfard
Contributors
EMILY BURDETT EMILY.BURDETT@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Researcher
Abstract
© 2017, The Author(s). Human culture is uniquely complex compared to other species. This complexity stems from the accumulation of culture over time through high- and low-fidelity transmission and innovation. One possible reason for why humans retain and create culture, is our ability to modulate teaching strategies in order to foster learning and innovation. We argue that teaching is more diverse, flexible, and complex in humans than in other species. This particular characteristic of human teaching rather than teaching itself is one of the reasons for human’s incredible capacity for cumulative culture. That is, humans unlike other species can signal to learners whether the information they are teaching can or cannot be modified. As a result teaching in humans can be used to support high or low fidelity transmission, innovation, and ultimately, cumulative culture.
Citation
Burdett, E. R. R., Dean, L. G., & Ronfard, S. (2018). A Diverse and Flexible Teaching Toolkit Facilitates the Human Capacity for Cumulative Culture. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 9(4), 807-818. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13164-017-0345-4
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 29, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 1, 2017 |
Publication Date | Dec 1, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Nov 28, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Review of Philosophy and Psychology |
Print ISSN | 1878-5158 |
Electronic ISSN | 1878-5166 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 9 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 807-818 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13164-017-0345-4 |
Keywords | Philosophy; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2839459 |
Publisher URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13164-017-0345-4 |
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