?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Cultural+evolution+developing+its+own+rules%3A+The+rise+of+conservatism+and+persuasion%0A&rft.creator=Ghirlanda%2C+Stefano&rft.creator=Enquist%2C+Magnus&rft.creator=Nakamaru%2C+Mayuko&rft.subject=Sociobiology&rft.subject=Evolution&rft.subject=Evolutionary+Psychology&rft.subject=Theoretical+Biology&rft.subject=Social+Psychology&rft.description=In+the+human+sciences%2C+cultural+evolution+is+often+viewed+as+an+autonomous+process+free+of+genetic+influence.+A+question+that+follows+is%2C+If+culture+is+not+influenced+by+genes%2C+can+it+take+any+path%3F+Employing+a+simple+mathematical+model+of+cultural+transmission+in+which+individuals+may+copy+each+other's+traits%2C+we+show+that+cultural+evolution+favors+individuals+who+are+weakly+influenced+by+others+and+able+to+influence+others.+The+model+suggests+that+the+cultural+evolution+of+rules+of+cultural+transmission+tends+to+create+populations+that+evolve+rapidly+toward+conservatism%2C+and+that+bias+in+cultural+transmission+may+result+purely+from+cultural+dynamics.+Freedom+from+genetic+influence+is+not+freedom+to+take+any+direction.%0A&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5296%2F1%2Fghirlanda_enquist_nakamaru06.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ghirlanda%2C+Stefano+and+Enquist%2C+Magnus+and+Nakamaru%2C+Mayuko++(2006)+Cultural+evolution+developing+its+own+rules%3A+The+rise+of+conservatism+and+persuasion.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5296%2F