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The dismantling and reconstitution of mental models by child peer groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2026

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Liane Gabora*
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Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus), Fipke Centre for Innovative Research, Kelowna, Canada liane.gabora@ubc.ca
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Abstract

The target paper brings a new dimension to cultural evolution research. The findings it reports are consistent with the hypothesis that it is integrated cognitive networks – i.e., ways of structuring knowledge – that evolve through culture, as opposed to discrete units of cultural knowledge. The impact of child peer groups on cultural evolution could be modeled using methods from network science.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 49 , 2026 , e233
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