Reply to ‘Sigmoidal Acquisition Curves are Good Indicators of Conformist Transmission’

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 14016 - 3
• Main Authors: Acerbi, Alberto, van Leeuwen, Edwin J. C., Haun, Daniel B. M., Tennie, Claudio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 18.09.2018; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/114/2397; 704/844/1759; Bias; Child development; Conditional Validity; Conformist Transmission; Conformity; Culture; Humanities and Social Sciences; Influence Group Dynamics; multidisciplinary; Population; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Smaldino; Total Group Size; Influence Group Dynamics; Conditional Validity; Smaldino; Conformist Transmission; Total Group Size
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30382-0

In the Smaldino et al . study ‘Sigmoidal Acquisition Curves are Good Indicators of Conformist Transmission’, our original findings regarding the conditional validity of using population-level sigmoidal acquisition curves as means to evidence individual-level conformity are contested. We acknowledge the identification of useful nuances, yet conclude that our original findings remain relevant for the study of conformist learning mechanisms. Replying to: Smaldino, P. E., Aplin, L. M. & Farine, D. R. Sigmoidal Acquisition Curves Are Good Indicators of Conformist Transmission. Sci. Rep . 8, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30248-5 (2018).