Representational exchange in social learning: Blurring the lines between the ritual and instrumental
Abstract
We propose that human social learning is subject to a trade-off between the cost of performing a computation and the flexibility of its outputs. Viewing social learning through this lens sheds light on cases that seem to violate bifocal stance theory (BST) – such as high-fidelity imitation in instrumental action – and provides a mechanism by which causal insight can be bootstrapped from imitation of cultural practices.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1017/s0140525x22001339
Entities
People
- Charley M Wu
- Fiery Cushman
- Natalia Vélez
Organizations
- Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
- German Research Foundation
- Office of Naval Research