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conformist transmission: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary psychology

a learning bias to adopt the most common behavior in a population at a rate greater than its frequency.

In evolutionary psychology, conformist transmission refers to a learning bias to adopt the most common behavior in a population at a rate greater than its frequency. This meaning comes from Henrich (1998) in Evolution and Human Behavior.[1]

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References

Henrich, J., & Boyd, R. (1998). The Evolution of Conformist Transmission and the Emergence of Between-Group Differences. Evolution and Human Behavior, 19(4), 215-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1090-5138(98)00018-x

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