Technical reasoning alone does not take humans this far

Maxime Derex; Robert Boyd

doi:10.1017/S0140525X20000266

Technical reasoning alone does not take humans this far

Maxime Derex, Robert Boyd

Human Evolution and Social Change, School of (SHESC)

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Although we see much utility in Osiurak and Reynaud's in-depth discussion on the role of what they term technical reasoning in cumulative culture, we argue that they neglect the time and energy costs that individuals would have to face to acquire skills in the absence of specific socio-cognitive abilities.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e162
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X20000266
State	Published - Aug 10 2020

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
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Behavioral Neuroscience

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