Spreading Non-natural Concepts: The Role of Intuitive Conceptual Structures in Memory and Transmission of Cultural Materials
Work
Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: The four experiments presented support Boyer's theory that counterintuitive concepts have transmission advantages that account for the commonness and ease of communicating many non-natural cultural c... more
Source: Journal of Cognition and Culture
Authors Justin L. Barrett, Melanie Nyhof
Institution University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Cites: 37
Cited by: 346
Related to: 10
FWCI: 9.295
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 99.97
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Sustainable Development Goal Quality education
Open Access status: green