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dc.contributor.advisorRee, Gunnaren_US
dc.contributor.authorHaukaas, Eivinden_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-01T11:58:21Z
dc.date.available2011-07-01T11:58:21Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.identifier.citationMALKS 2010en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/760
dc.descriptionMaster i læring i komplekse systemernob
dc.description.abstractThe first article of this thesis seeks empirical evidence supporting cultural selection. Select works included are written by scholars from a wide range of academic fields. Analyzing the articles utilizing the theoretical framework of Sigrid S. Glenn evidence of cultural selection is found. The author concludes that there is a need for more empirical research on cultural selection. The second article reports on an experiment conducted by the author. In the experiment variables were selected with the framework of Glenn in mind. The experiment utilized a theoretical entity of behavior at group level denoted interlocking behavioral contingency (IBC). A behavioral lineage of IBCs was created in the experiment. Results indicate that the lineage came under control of the independent variable. The author concludes that there is a need for further research on cultural selection and emphasize the need for more research with a contextual materialistic approachen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherHøgskolen i Akershusen_US
dc.subjectKulturell seleksjonen_US
dc.subjectCultural selectionen_US
dc.subjectCultural evolutionen_US
dc.subjectInterlocking behavioral contingencyen_US
dc.subjectAtferdsterapien_US
dc.subjectKomplekse systemeren_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.titleCultural Selection: Theoretical Aspects and an Empirical Studyen_US
dc.title.alternativeKulturell Seleksjon : teoretiske aspekter og et empirisk forsøken_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US


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