Innovation and problem solving: A review of common mechanisms

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 109, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 121-134

  Griffin, Andrea S ^a   Guez, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural flexibility; Cognition; Innovation; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUTURE PROSPECT; INNOVATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY; AGING; ANIMAL; CREATIVITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CREATIVITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTOR SKILLS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84912067443     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2014.08.027     Document Type: Review

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