Erol Akçay
Biographic Data
| ID | 4152248 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erol Akçay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erol |
| FAMILY NAME | Akçay |
| SIGNATURE | AKÇAY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8149-7124 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The floating duck syndrome
An increasingly common phenomenon in modern work and school settings is individuals taking on too many tasks and spending effort without commensurate rewards. Such an imbalance of efforts and rewards leads to myriad negative consequences, such as burnout, anxiety and disease. Here, we develop a model to explain how such effort–reward imbalances can come about as a result of biased social learning dynamics. Our model is based on a phenomenon that …
Pathways to cultural adaptation
Humans have adapted to an immense array of environments by accumulating culturally transmitted knowledge and skills. Adaptive culture can accumulate either via more distinct cultural traits or via improvements of existing cultural traits. The kind of culture that accumulates depends on, and coevolves with, the social structure of societies. Here, we show that the coevolution of learning networks and cumulative culture results in two distinct path…
False beliefs can bootstrap cooperative communities through social norms
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False beliefs can bootstrap cooperative communities through social norms
Pathways to cultural adaptation
Humans have adapted to an immense array of environments by accumulating culturally transmitted knowledge and skills. Adaptive culture can accumulate either via more distinct cultural traits or via improvements of existing cultural traits. The kind of culture that accumulates depends on, and coevolves with, the social structure of societies. Here, we show that the coevolution of learning networks and cumulative culture results in two distinct path…
The floating duck syndrome
An increasingly common phenomenon in modern work and school settings is individuals taking on too many tasks and spending effort without commensurate rewards. Such an imbalance of efforts and rewards leads to myriad negative consequences, such as burnout, anxiety and disease. Here, we develop a model to explain how such effort–reward imbalances can come about as a result of biased social learning dynamics. Our model is based on a phenomenon that …
Psychology (3 works) · Social learning (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (2 works) · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adaptation (eye (1 work) · Affect (linguistics (1 work)