Foraging complexity and the evolution of childhood

Peak foraging productivity is attained in adulthood for skill-intensive resources such as tubers and game.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Bayesian analyses	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Age	Independent	Age Stratification
Skill intensity of resource type	Independent	Food Quest
Foraging returns	Dependent	Food Quest

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Pretelli, Ilaria	2022	Adult levels of foraging productivity are achieved by adolescence for easier to extract resources such as fruit and fish.	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Roberts, John M.	1962	"Games of physical skill [physical skill only or physical skill and strategy jointly] . . . show significant relationships with reward for achievement . . ." (174)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Roberts, John M.	1959	"There . . . appears to be a relationship between the presence or absence of games of chance and the number of games of physical skill. Societies having 5 or more games of physical skill frequently have games of chance" (604)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Roberts, John M.	1959	"There was also a relationship between geographical location and the number of games of physical skill in a society. . . . Tribes living within 20 degrees latitude of the equator [tend to have] fewer than 5 games of physical skill" (604)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Liu, Cheng	2026	The location of tool-making skill transmission is dependent on the type of craft, crafts with a need for larger spaces and outdoor materials will take place outdoors.	Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author