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doi: 10.1017/S0140525X20000291.
The elephant in the China shop: When technical reasoning meets cumulative technological culture
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- DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X20000291
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The elephant in the China shop: When technical reasoning meets cumulative technological culture
Behav Brain Sci.
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Abstract
The commentaries have both revealed the implications of and challenged our approach. In this response, we reply to these concerns, discuss why the technical-reasoning hypothesis does not minimize the role of social-learning mechanisms - nor assume that technical-reasoning skills make individuals omniscient technically - and make suggestions for overcoming the classical opposition between the cultural versus cognitive niche hypothesis of cumulative technological culture.
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