Animal Creativity and Innovation [electronic resource].
Kaufman, Allison B.,1976-
Kaufman, James C.
Burlington : Elsevier Science,
2015.
Animal Creativity and Innovation is a comprehensive overview of the research and findings associated with animal creativity, including work from both psychologists and animal behaviorists.    Readers will gain a solid understanding of how evolutionary changes have created advantages for humans in relation to problem-solving, how they are able to utilize tools effectively, and the ways in which humans engage successfully in social interaction.    In addition, the book delves into a discussion on how animals display creative tendencies similar to those of humans. Chapters include both discussi
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Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Dedication; List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I: Evidences of Creativity; Chapter 1. Creativity and Innovation in the Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus); Commentary on Chapter 1: What Can Creativity Researchers Learn from Grey Parrots?; Commentary on Chapter 1: What Can Creativity Researchers Learn from Grey Parrots?; Chapter 2. Creativity in the Interaction: The Case of Dog-Human Play; Commentary on Chapter 2: Creativity in the Interaction; Commentary on Chapter 2: Creativity in the Interaction
Chapter 3. Exploration Technique and Technical Innovations in Corvids and ParrotsCommentary on Chapter 3: Innovations in Corvids and Parrots; Commentary on Chapter 3: Innovations in Corvids and Parrots; Chapter 4. Cetacean Innovation; Commentary on Chapter 4: Proto-c Creativity?; Commentary on Chapter 4: Proto-c Creativity?; Part II: Requirements for Creativity; Chapter 5. Creativity, Play, and the Pace of Evolution; Commentary on Chapter 5: Play-A Multipurpose Vehicle; Commentary on Chapter 5: Play-A Multipurpose Vehicle
Chapter 6. The Evolution of Innovativeness: Exaptation or Specialized Adaptation?Commentary on Chapter 6: Can Sol's Explanation for the Evolution of Animal Innovation Account for Human Innovation?; Commentary on Chapter 6: Can Sol's Explanation for the Evolution of Animal Innovation Account for Human Innovation?; Chapter 7. The Creative Cerebellum: Insight from Animal and Human Studies; Commentary on Chapter 7: (How) Does the Cerebellum Contribute to Creativity?; Commentary on Chapter 7: (How) Does the Cerebellum Contribute to Creativity?
Chapter 8. Animal Creativity: Cross-Species Studies of CognitionCommentary on Chapter 8: Cross-Species Studies of Cognition; Commentary on Chapter 8: Cross-Species Studies of Cognition; Part III: The Struggle for Creativity; Chapter 9. Brain Size and Innovation in Primates; Commentary on Chapter 9: Innovation and the Value of Building on What We Know; Commentary on Chapter 9: Innovation and the Value of Building on What We Know; Chapter 10. Minding the Gap: A Comparative Approach to Studying the Development of Innovation
Commentary on Chapter 10: Minding the Gap: Problem Construction and Ill-Defined ProblemsCommentary on Chapter 10: Minding the Gap: Problem Construction and Ill-Defined Problems; Chapter 11. Necessity, Unpredictability and Opportunity: An Exploration of Ecological and Social Drivers of Behavioral Innovation; Commentary on Chapter 11: Necessity, Unpredictability, Opportunity, and Creativity; Commentary on Chapter 11: Necessity, Unpredictability, Opportunity, and Creativity; Chapter 12. Cognitive and Noncognitive Aspects of Social Learning; Commentary on Chapter 12: Imitation and Creativity
Commentary on Chapter 12: Imitation and Creativity
Animal Creativity and Innovation is a comprehensive overview of the research and findings associated with animal creativity, including work from both psychologists and animal behaviorists.    Readers will gain a solid understanding of how evolutionary changes have created advantages for humans in relation to problem-solving, how they are able to utilize tools effectively, and the ways in which humans engage successfully in social interaction.    In addition, the book delves into a discussion on how animals display creative tendencies similar to those of humans. Chapters include both discussi
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