A Key Difference Between the Epidemiological View of Cultural Evolution

question 4

Multiple Choice

A key difference between the epidemiological view of cultural evolution and the "ideas as replicators" view is that

• A)the epidemiological view predicts faster and more widespread evolution than the ideas as replicators view.
• B)the epidemiological view is parallel to biological evolution,whereas the ideas as replicators view is different from biological evolution.
• C)the epidemiological view involves genes,whereas the ideas as replicators view involves memes.
• D)the epidemiological view involves horizontal transmission,whereas the ideas as replicators view involves vertical transmission.
• E)the epidemiological view involves people recreating what they have learned,whereas the ideas as replicators view involves the replication of ideas.

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