title: Cognitive culture: theoretical and empirical insights into social learning strategies.
abstract: Research into social learning (learning from others) has expanded significantly in recent years, not least because of productive interactions between theoretical and empirical approaches. This has been coupled with a new emphasis on learning strategies, which places social learning within a cognitive decision-making framework. Understanding when, how and why individuals learn from others is a significant challenge, but one that is critical to numerous fields in multiple academic disciplines, including the study of social cognition.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, Bute Medical Building, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, UK. ler4@st-andrews.ac.uk
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rendell
authors.forename: Laurel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fogarty
authors.forename: William J E
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hoppitt
authors.forename: Thomas J H
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Mike M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: Kevin N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Laland
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003468:Cultural Evolution; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D007858:Learning; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012932:Social Facilitation