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The perpetuation of an arbitrary tradition through several generations of a laboratory microculture.

Jacobs, Robert C., Campbell, Donald T.·1961·The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology

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“In order to simulate generational succession, we used the replacement method pioneered by Jacobs & Campbell (1961).”
Method
Consultation Research: Contributions to Practice and Directions for Improvement
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The Microevolution of Routines: How Problem Solving and Social Preferences Interact
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“Kane et al. (2005) examined the effect of group identity on the adoption of a routine: when a new member was rotated into the task group of the experiment, a routine that this member brought from another group was more likely to be adopted when the person shared a superordinate social identity with the group.”
Background
Conformity: Definitions, Types, and Evolutionary Grounding
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Fakers becoming believers: how opinion dynamics are shaped by preference falsification, impression management and coherence heuristics
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Psychology and Development Economics
Mullainathan, S. (2012) · Princeton University Press eBooks · doi:10.2307/j.ctvd58v0s.7 · Cited by 34
“In the context of the Sherif experiment design, Jacobs and Campbell (1961) have shown how norms can be transmitted across “generations” of subjects.”
Method
Evolution of social norms and correlated equilibria
Morsky, B., & Akçay, E. (2019) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1817095116 · Cited by 31

Authors: Jacobs, R. C., & Campbell, D. T.
Affiliations: Northwestern University (US)
ORCID: Jacobs, Robert C.
Venue: The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1961-05
Volume: 62
Issue: 3
Pages: 649-658
ISSN: 0096-851X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1037/h0044182
OpenAlex: W2115224549
Semantic Scholar: eda49ba6fe39644acb19fa627103f5c127ad690c
Cited by: 264
References: 7
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 0.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › General Psychology › Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Language and cultural evolution
Keywords: intergenerational transmission, cultural transmission, social learning
MeSH terms: Humans, Psychology, Social

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