A Small Handful of Engineers Have Decided to Leave Their

question 22

Multiple Choice

A small handful of engineers have decided to leave their original, larger group of engineers to start their own company in a location that is very isolated from outside influence.According to Henrich's mathematical model, what will be the likely trajectory of technology produced by this group?

• A) cultural technology that is the same as the larger group
• B) more advanced cultural technology that ratcheted up from increased group cohesion among this isolated group
• C) more advanced cultural technology that is entirely unique from the technology of the original group of engineers
• D) deteriorated cultural technology because of a lack of skilled models in the isolated group
• E) drastically deteriorated cultural technology because of intense relational conflicts in small groups

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