An experimental approach to studying cultural variation and convergence
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Stirling
Department Name: Psychology
Abstract
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| Christine Caldwell (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Caldwell C
(2015)
Learning Strategies and Cultural Evolution during the Palaeolithic
Caldwell CA
(2010)
Human cumulative culture in the laboratory: Effects of (micro) population size.
in Learning & behavior
Caldwell CA
(2012)
End state copying by humans (Homo sapiens): implications for a comparative perspective on cumulative culture.
in Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983)
Caldwell CA
(2014)
Persistence of contrasting traditions in cultural evolution: unpredictable payoffs generate slower rates of cultural change.
in PloS one
Caldwell CA
(2012)
Cultural evolution and perpetuation of arbitrary communicative conventions in experimental microsocieties.
in PloS one
Matthews C
(2012)
Opportunity to assimilate and pressure to discriminate can generate cultural divergence in the laboratory
in Evolution and Human Behavior
Watson C
(2014)
Call playback artificially generates a temporary cultural style of high affiliation in marmosets
in Animal Behaviour
| Description | Invited seminar at the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford |
| 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 Oxford attended this seminar, which was followed by discussion. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Invited seminar at the University of Edinburgh Language Evolution and Computation Research Unit |
| 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 Edinburgh attended this seminar, which was followed by discussion. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Radio interview about the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Christine Caldwell and Andrew Whiten (members of the group of researchers behind the "Culture Evolves!" exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition) were interviewed by Quentin Cooper for the Radio 4 show 'Material World', in an episode of the show devoted to the exhibition. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00svnn9 |
| Description | Science Exhibition (Culture Evolves!), London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Our research group, along with other researchers from the Universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh and Cambridge, presented an exhibit entitled "Culture Evolves!" at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2010. The exhibition took place from Friday 25 June to Sunday 4 July at the Southbank Centre in London. An estimated 46,000 visitors (Royal Society figures) attended the exhibition, which included school groups, Fellows of the Royal Society, and members of the public. The Royal Society's review of the 2010 exhibition reported the following: 46% of Key Stage 4 students and 56% of Key Stage 5 students felt that the Exhibition had made them more interested in a career in science. 61% of Key Stage 4 students and 72% of Key Stage 5 students said that the Exhibition has made them want to find out more about science. Based on responses given my members of the public, 60% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that they were now more interested in science |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| URL | https://royalsociety.org/summer-science/2010/ |