Testing Hypotheses About Cumulative Cultural Evolution
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Stirling
Department Name: Psychology
Abstract
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Organisations
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ORCID iD |
| Christine Caldwell (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Caldwell C
(2010)
Conservatism in laboratory microsocieties: unpredictable payoffs accentuate group-specific traditions
in Evolution and Human Behavior
Caldwell C
(2008)
Experimental models for testing hypotheses about cumulative cultural evolution
in Evolution and Human Behavior
Caldwell C
(2015)
Learning Strategies and Cultural Evolution during the Palaeolithic
Caldwell CA
(2008)
Learning from Animals?: Examining the Nature of Human Uniqueness
Caldwell CA
(2008)
Review. Studying cumulative cultural evolution in the laboratory.
in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
Caldwell CA
(2010)
Human cumulative culture in the laboratory: Effects of (micro) population size.
in Learning & behavior
Jones BC
(2010)
Reading the look of love. Sexually dimorphic cues in opposite-sex faces influence gaze categorization.
in Psychological science
| Description | Conference presentation (Edinburgh) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The presentation was given as part of a series of meetings on the topic of: 'Evolutionary approaches to culture, cognition and communication : formal and experimental models of cultural evolution'. Over 100 researchers and postgraduate students attended the presentation, which was followed by questions and discussion. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| Description | Invited seminar at the Department of Psychology, University of Durham |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Staff and postgraduate researchers from the University of Durham attended this seminar, which was followed by discussion. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Invited seminar at the School of Psychology, University of St Andrews |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Staff and postgraduate researchers at the University of St Andrews attended this seminar, which was followed by discussion. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Invited seminar given at Northumbria University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Staff and postgraduate researchers at the University of Northumbria attended this seminar, which was followed by discussion. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| Description | Public lecture (Stirling) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Members of the public attended a talk at the University of Stirling, which included an interactive demonstration. Questions and discussion followed the presentation. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| URL | http://www.esrc.ac.uk/_images/FSS_Programme_2007_tcm8-15169.pdf |
| Description | School Visit (Lornshill Academy, Alloa) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Pupils and teachers of Lornshill Academy attended a talk about the research in which they had participated, and asked questions afterwards. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |