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Cultural interconnectedness and in-group cooperation as sources of innovation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2019

Natalia B. Dutra Open the ORCID record for Natalia B. Dutra [Opens in a new window]
Natalia B. Dutra*
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Laboratório de Evolução do Comportamento Humano, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal-RN, 59064-741, Brazil. [email protected]
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Abstract

I argue that the increased rate of innovation in eighteenth-century England cannot be understood without accounting for the unprecedented level of contact between England and other societies as a consequence of sixteenth-century colonialism. I propose cultural interconnectedness and in-group cooperation as two potential alternative explanations for the psychological changes and innovative behavior described by Baumard.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e198
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