Serial killers, spiders and cybersex
Social and survival information bias in the transmission of urban legends
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5268439 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J M Stubbersfield (0000-0001-8966-4679, Durham University, corresponding author), Jamshid J Tehrani (0000-0001-8565-6057, Centre for the Coevolution of Biology and Culture Department of Anthropology Durham University UK), Emma Flynn (0009-0004-2585-4333, Durham University), Emma G Flynn (Centre for the Coevolution of Biology and Culture School of Education Durham University UK) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 288-307 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/bjop.12073 |
| PMID | 24975479 |
| OpenAlex | W2073373407 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 53 |
This study uses urban legends to examine the effects of thesocial information biasandsurvival information biason cultural transmission across three phases of transmission: the choose-to-receive phase, the encode-and-retrieve phase, and the choose-to-transmit phase. In line with previous research into content biases, a linear transmission chain design with 60 participants aged 18-52 was used to examine the encode-and-retrieve phase, while participants were asked to rank their interest in reading the story behind a headline and passing a story on for the other two phases. Legends which contained social information (Social Type), legends which contained survival information (Survival Type), and legends which contained both forms of information (Combined Type) were all recalled with significantly greater accuracy than control material, while Social and Combined Type legends were recalled with significantly greater accuracy than Survival Type legends. In another study with 30 participants aged 18-22, no significant differences were found between legend types in either the choose-to-receive phase or the choose-to-transmit phase
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
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| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |