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When does cultural transmission favour or instead substitute for general intelligence?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2017

Andrew Whiten
Andrew Whiten*
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University of St Andrews, Centre for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9JP, United Kingdom aw2@st-andrews.ac.uk www.st-andrews.ac.uk/profile/aw2
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Abstract

The cultural intelligence hypothesis is an exciting new development. The hypothesis that it encourages general intelligence is intriguing, but it presents a paradox insofar as social learning is often suggested to instead reduce reliance on individual cognition and exploration. There is thus a need to specify more clearly the contexts in which cultural transmission may select for general intelligence.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e222
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