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Elisa Bandini1, Siddharth Girish1, Max Boot1,2
1The Interdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and the Evolution of Human Behaviour (ICArEHB), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal elisa-bandini@hotmail.it siddharthg9339@gmail.com paigebarnes1115@gmail.com.
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Here, we highlight two key implications of adopting the WILD framework (Worldwide samples, study development In situ, focus on Local cultural practices and ethnotheories, and consider development as Diverse) and propose an extended version that addresses these considerations. Our extension (the acronym: "WILDER") introduces two additional components: the assessment of potential carry-over effects ("Experience") in small sample populations, where repeated testing of participants may be unavoidable; and testing multiple sub-groups ("Replication") within each population to capture within-group variation.
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