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 effect of ecology will be greater than culture history in a majority of the traits related to subsistence (5).
Note
Cultural history was defined as pairwise distance in a language phylogeny and pairwise geographic distance.
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
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UNKNOWN | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
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Ecological Variables | Independent | Climate, Fauna, Flora, Topography And Geology |
Cultural History | Independent | Linguistic Identification, Location |
Behavioral Variables (Subsistence) | Dependent | Food Quest, Diet |