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No tinkering allowed: When the end goal requires a highly specific or risky, and complex action sequence, expect ritualistic scaffolding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2022

Rachael L. Brown Open the ORCID record for Rachael L. Brown [Opens in a new window]  and
Ross Pain Open the ORCID record for Ross Pain [Opens in a new window]
Rachael L. Brown
Affiliation:
School of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia [email protected] [email protected]://rachaelbrown.nethttps://philpeople.org/profiles/ross-pain
Ross Pain
Affiliation:
School of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia [email protected] [email protected]://rachaelbrown.nethttps://philpeople.org/profiles/ross-pain
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Abstract

On Jagiello et al.'s cultural action framework, end-goal resolvability and causal transparency make possible the transmission of complex technologies through low-fidelity cultural learning. We offer three further features of goal-directed action sequences – specificity, riskiness, and complexity – which alter the effectiveness of low-fidelity cultural learning. Incorporating these into the cultural action framework generates further novel, testable predictions for bifocal stance theory.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e252
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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