Enhanced Cognitive Flexibility in the Seminomadic Himba.
Through codified rule-use, humans can accurately solve many problems. Yet, mechanized strategies can also be costly. After adopting a solution strategy, humans often become blind to alternatives, even when those alternatives are more efficient. Termed cognitive set, this failure to switch from a fam...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Vol. 50; pp. 47 - 63 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jan2019
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