Reply to ‘Sigmoidal Acquisition Curves are Good Indicators of Conformist Transmission’
Sep 18, 2018·
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Alberto Acerbi
Edwin J. C. Van Leeuwen
Daniel B. M. Haun
Claudio Tennie
Abstract
In the Smaldino et al. study ‘Sigmoidal Acquisition Curves are Good Indicators of Conformist Transmission’, our original findings regarding the conditional validity of using population-level sigmoidal acquisition curves as means to evidence individual-level conformity are contested. We acknowledge the identification of useful nuances, yet conclude that our original findings remain relevant for the study of conformist learning mechanisms.
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Acerbi, A., van Leeuwen, E.J.C., Tennie, C., Haun, D.B.M. (2018), Reply to ‘Sigmoidal Acquisition Curves are Good Indicators of Conformist Transmission’, Scientific Reports, 8, 14016
