Review paper
Cognitive Evolution and the Transmission of Popular Narratives: A Literature Review and Application to Urban Legends
Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 121 - 121
Published: Nov 28, 2017
Abstract
Recent research into cultural transmission suggests that humans are disposed to learn, remember, and transmit certain types of information more easily than others, and that any information that is passed between people will be subjected to cognitive selective pressures that alter the content and structure so as to make it maximally transmittable. This paper presents a review of emerging research on content biases in cultural evolution with...
Paper Details
Title
Cognitive Evolution and the Transmission of Popular Narratives: A Literature Review and Application to Urban Legends
Published Date
Nov 28, 2017
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
121 - 121