Behavioural variation in 172 small-scale societies indicates that social learning is the main mode of human adaptation
Proc. R. Soc. B • Vol/Iss. 282(1810) • The Royal Society • • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Mathew, Sarah, Perreault, Charles
Hypothesis
The effects of cultural phylogeny will tend to decline over time (5).
Note
Cultural phylogeny was defined as pairwise distance in a language phylogeny. More recent divergences in cultural phylogeny shows a larger effect size than more distant divergences.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic distance | Independent | Linguistic Identification |
| Ecological Variables | Independent | Climate, Topography And Geology, Fauna, Flora |
| Behavioral Variables | Dependent | NONE |