Children who first learned the efficient method switched to the observed inefficient method¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? 81% of children in the Efficient first condition switched from the efficient to the inefficient method, all in Phase 2. → Davis 2022

Evidence¶

Davis 2022¶

Davis, S., Rawlings, B., Clegg, J. M., Ikejimba, D., Watson-Jones, R. E., Whiten, A. & Legare, C. H. (2022). Cognitive flexibility supports the development of cumulative cultural learning in children. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18231-7

q3 · i? · causal · r2

In the Efficient first control condition, "52 (81%) children switched from the efficient to the inefficient method once they witnessed E1 use it"; all switching occurred in Phase 2 and none in Phase 3 when the door was locked.

"52 (81%) children switched from the efficient to the inefficient method once they witnessed E1 use it."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Executive Function — outcome: instruction changes it

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