Cargando…

The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol

Compared to other species, the extent of human cooperation is unparalleled. Such cooperation is coordinated between community members via social norms. Developmental research has demonstrated that very young children are sensitive to social norms, and that social norms are internalized by middle chi...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pope-Caldwell, Sarah, Lew-Levy, Sheina, Maurits, Luke, Boyette, Adam H., Ellis-Davies, Kate, Haun, Daniel, Over, Harriet, House, Bailey R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9665382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36378631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276845
_version_ 1784831274712563712
author Pope-Caldwell, Sarah
Lew-Levy, Sheina
Maurits, Luke
Boyette, Adam H.
Ellis-Davies, Kate
Haun, Daniel
Over, Harriet
House, Bailey R.
author_facet Pope-Caldwell, Sarah
Lew-Levy, Sheina
Maurits, Luke
Boyette, Adam H.
Ellis-Davies, Kate
Haun, Daniel
Over, Harriet
House, Bailey R.
author_sort Pope-Caldwell, Sarah
collection PubMed
description Compared to other species, the extent of human cooperation is unparalleled. Such cooperation is coordinated between community members via social norms. Developmental research has demonstrated that very young children are sensitive to social norms, and that social norms are internalized by middle childhood. Most research on social norm acquisition has focused on norms that modulated intra-group cooperation. Yet around the world, multi-ethnic communities also cooperate, and this cooperation is often shaped by distinct inter-group social norms. In the present study, we will investigate whether inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic social norm acquisition follows the same, or distinct, developmental trajectories. Specifically, we will work with BaYaka foragers and Bandongo fisher-farmers who inhabit multi-ethnic villages in the Republic of the Congo. In these villages, inter-ethnic cooperation is regulated by sharing norms. Through interviews with adult participants, we will provide the first descriptive account of the timing and mechanism by which BaYaka and Bandongo learn to share with out-group members. Children (5–17 years) and adults (17+ years) will also participate in a modified Dictator Game to investigate the developmental trajectories of children’s intra- and inter-ethnic sharing choices. Based on our ethnographic knowledge of the participating communities, we predict that children’s intra-ethnic sharing choices in the Dictator Game will match those of adults at an earlier age than their inter-ethnic sharing choices. We will analyze our data using logistic Bayesian modelling.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-9665382
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2022
publisher Public Library of Science
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-96653822022-11-15 The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol Pope-Caldwell, Sarah Lew-Levy, Sheina Maurits, Luke Boyette, Adam H. Ellis-Davies, Kate Haun, Daniel Over, Harriet House, Bailey R. PLoS One Registered Report Protocol Compared to other species, the extent of human cooperation is unparalleled. Such cooperation is coordinated between community members via social norms. Developmental research has demonstrated that very young children are sensitive to social norms, and that social norms are internalized by middle childhood. Most research on social norm acquisition has focused on norms that modulated intra-group cooperation. Yet around the world, multi-ethnic communities also cooperate, and this cooperation is often shaped by distinct inter-group social norms. In the present study, we will investigate whether inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic social norm acquisition follows the same, or distinct, developmental trajectories. Specifically, we will work with BaYaka foragers and Bandongo fisher-farmers who inhabit multi-ethnic villages in the Republic of the Congo. In these villages, inter-ethnic cooperation is regulated by sharing norms. Through interviews with adult participants, we will provide the first descriptive account of the timing and mechanism by which BaYaka and Bandongo learn to share with out-group members. Children (5–17 years) and adults (17+ years) will also participate in a modified Dictator Game to investigate the developmental trajectories of children’s intra- and inter-ethnic sharing choices. Based on our ethnographic knowledge of the participating communities, we predict that children’s intra-ethnic sharing choices in the Dictator Game will match those of adults at an earlier age than their inter-ethnic sharing choices. We will analyze our data using logistic Bayesian modelling. Public Library of Science 2022-11-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9665382/ /pubmed/36378631 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276845 Text en © 2022 Pope-Caldwell et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Registered Report Protocol
Pope-Caldwell, Sarah
Lew-Levy, Sheina
Maurits, Luke
Boyette, Adam H.
Ellis-Davies, Kate
Haun, Daniel
Over, Harriet
House, Bailey R.
The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol
title The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol
title_full The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol
title_fullStr The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol
title_full_unstemmed The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol
title_short The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol
title_sort social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the congo basin: a registered report protocol
topic Registered Report Protocol
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9665382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36378631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276845
work_keys_str_mv AT popecaldwellsarah thesociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT lewlevysheina thesociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT mauritsluke thesociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT boyetteadamh thesociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT ellisdavieskate thesociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT haundaniel thesociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT overharriet thesociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT housebaileyr thesociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT popecaldwellsarah sociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT lewlevysheina sociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT mauritsluke sociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT boyetteadamh sociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT ellisdavieskate sociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT haundaniel sociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT overharriet sociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol
AT housebaileyr sociallearninganddevelopmentofintraandinterethnicsharingnormsinthecongobasinaregisteredreportprotocol