Imitation and innovation work in tandem to support cultural learning in children and facilitate
our capacity for cumulative culture. Here we propose an integrated theoretical account of …

Originally rooted in philosophy and sociology, the concept of epistemic trust has recently
transitioned to developmental psychopathology, illuminating social-cognitive processes in …

Human cooperation is highly unusual. We live in large groups composed mostly of non-
relatives. Evolutionists have proposed a number of explanations for this pattern, including …

When do descriptive regularities (what characteristics individuals have) become prescriptive
norms (what characteristics individuals should have)? We examined children's (4–13 years) …

Over the last 15 years, researchers have been increasingly interested in understanding the
nature and development of children's selective trust. Three meta‐analyses were conducted …

This study investigated the age at which children judge it futile to imitate unreliable
information, in the form of a visibly ineffective demonstrated solution, and deviate to produce …

Human cultural groups value conformity to arbitrary norms (eg, rituals, games) that are the
result of collective “agreement.” Ninety‐six 3‐year‐olds had the opportunity to agree upon …

The human aptitude for imitation and social learning underpins our advanced cultural
practices. While social learning is a valuable evolutionary survival strategy, blind copying …

Values have long been considered important for psychology but are frequently
characterized as beliefs, goals, rules, or norms. Ecological values theory locates them, not in …

This study examined whether instrumental and normative learning contexts differentially
influence 4-to 7-year-old children's social learning strategies; specifically, their dispositions …