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Cultural group selection in the light of the selection of extended behavioral patterns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2016

Carsta Simon
Carsta Simon*
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Department of Behavioral Science, Oslo and Akershus University College, 0130 Oslo, Norway.carsta.simon@hioa.nohttps://www.hioa.no/tilsatt/csimon
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Abstract

The cultural group selection hypothesis is supported by considerations of short-term and long-term behavioral patterns of group members, and the short-term and long-term consequences of that behavior. The key to understanding cooperation lies in understanding that the effect of an extended behavioral pattern does not equal – and might even be opposite to – the added effects of its parts.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e51
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