According to Henrich's (2004) Mathematical Model, What Happened to Cultural

question 46

Multiple Choice

According to Henrich's (2004) mathematical model, what happened to cultural knowledge in the case of eighteenth-century Tasmania?

• A) Cultural knowledge initially deteriorated due to an influx of outsiders into the population that diluted it; however, cultural knowledge later increased from population diversity.
• B) Cultural knowledge deteriorated due to malnutrition, which reduced the neocortex ratio.
• C) Cultural knowledge deteriorated due to immigration, which created confusion as to what qualified as cultural knowledge.
• D) Cultural knowledge deteriorated because of population shrinkage, which led to a lack of skilled models for people to copy.
• E) Cultural knowledge initially increased due to immigration and population diversity; however, it later deteriorated because it is in the nature of cultural evolution that some cultural ideas fall out of favor in time.

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Definitions:

Alleles

Variations of a gene that occur at the same place on a chromosome, responsible for the diversity in genotype and phenotype among organisms.

Defective

Refers to something that is flawed or lacking in functionality.

Experience-Dependent

Describes neural growth that is stimulated by environmental experiences and may vary from one individual to another.

Synaptogenesis

The generation of synapses or connections between neurons, usually as a result of the growth of axons and dendrites.