Commentary
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Citation
Thornton A, Happé F & Caldwell CA (2020) Supporting the weight of the elephant in the room: Technical intelligence propped up by social cognition and language. Commentary on: Osiurak, F., & Reynaud, E. (2020). The elephant in the room: What matters cognitively in cumulative technological culture. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 43, E156. doi:10.1017/S0140525X19003236. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 43, Art. No.: e179. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x20000114
Abstract
We consider the evolutionary plausibility of Osiurak and Reynaud's (O&R) arguments. We argue that technical reasoning is not quite the magic bullet that O&R assume, and instead propose a co-evolutionary account of the interplay between technical reasoning and social learning, with language emerging as a vital issue neglected in O&R's account.
Keywords
Physiology; Behavioral Neuroscience; Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Journal
Behavioral and Brain Sciences: Volume 43
| Status | Published |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 31/12/2020 |
| Publication date online | 10/08/2020 |
| Date accepted by journal | 10/08/2020 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| ISSN | 0140-525X |
| eISSN | 1469-1825 |
| Item discussed | Osiurak, F., & Reynaud, E. (2020). The elephant in the room: What matters cognitively in cumulative technological culture. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 43, E156. doi:10.1017/S0140525X19003236 |
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Professor Christine Anna Caldwell
Professor, Psychology