Combining conformist learning with age cues reliably yields adaptive answers.

Evidence

Of course, we should expect learners to combine the learning heuristics I’ve described. For example, with regard to chili peppers, learners who apply conformist transmission to only the older cohort (sorting with age cues) will increase their chances of adopting this adaptive practice. If they are strong conformist learners, they will get the adaptive answer 100% of the time. — Joseph Henrich, The Secret of Our Success, 183

Categorization

• XREF: Directly speaks to the reader’s coercion-vulnerability question: conformist bias interacts with age cues, suggesting developmental targeting matters. — connects to: Conformist transmission lets learners aggregate dispersed wisdom rapidly — Joseph Henrich, The Secret of Our Success: How Culture…, 179; Conditional responses outperform probabilistic inflexible adaptations; Conformism stays adaptive under rapid change though heavy social learning does not (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Conformist transmission lets learners aggregate dispersed wisdom rapidly #expands (0.85) — Joseph Henrich, The Secret of Our Success, 179
• Conformist transmission evolves robustly across far more conditions than heavy social learning does #expands (0.85) — Joe Henrich and Robert Boyd, The Evolution of Conformist…, 65
• Conformism stays adaptive under rapid change though heavy social learning does not #qualifies (0.80)
• Learning and conformity are distinct psychological processes #complicates (0.75) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2001
• Category-based perception serves adaptation, explaining why bias is automatic and unacknowledged #expands (0.75) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 283
• Conditional responses outperform probabilistic inflexible adaptations #corroborates (0.72)