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 discussion and analysis of what research may mean in relation to human creativity. Summarizes creativity research relating to animalsEncompasses tool use, social interaction, and innovation in animalsCovers neurobiology of cognition, while also discussing how animal creativity relates to human creativityIncludes informative research from animal behaviorists and psychologists INDICE: Chapter 1 - Creativity and Innovation in the Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) - Irene Pepperberg Commentary - Ronald A. Beghetto Chapter 2 - Creativity in the Interaction: The Case of Dog-Human Play - Robert Mitchell Commentary - Jessica Hoffmann Chapter 3 - Exploration Technique and Technical Innovations in Corvids and Parrots - Alice Auersperg Commentary - Beth A. Hennessey, John H. Stathis Chapter 4 - Cetacean Innovation - Janet Mann, Eric Patterson Commentary - Vlad Petre Glaveanu Chapter 5 - Animal Play and the Origins of Creativity - Gordon Burghardt Commentary - Sandra W. Russ Chapter 6 - Ecology, Life History and Creative Life-Styles - Daniel Sol Commentary - Liane Gabora, Apara Ranjan Chapter 7 - The Creative Cerebellum: Insight from Animal and Human Studies - Laura Petrosini, Debora Cutuli, Paola De Bartolo, Daniela Laricchiuta Commentary - Mathias Benedek Chapter 8 - Animal creativity: Cross-Species Studies of Cognition - Kendra S. Knudsen, David S. Kaufman, Stephanie A. White, Alcino J. Silva, David J. Jentsch, Robert M. Bilder Commentary - Oshin Vartanian Chapter 9 - Brain Size and Innovation in Primates - Kevin Laland, Ana Navarette Commentary - Thomas Ward Chapter 10 - Minding the Gap: A Comparative Approach to Studying the Origins of Innovation - Jackie Chappell, Nicola Cutting, Emma C. Tecwyn, Ian A. Apperly, Sarah R. Beck, Susannah K. S. Thorpe Commentary - Roni Reiter-Palmon Chapter 11 - The Mother of Invention? Necessity, Opportunity and the Enablers of Innovation - Phyllis Lee, Antonio C. de A. Moura Commentary - Marie J. C. Forgeard, Eranda Jayawickreme Chapter 12 - How Do They Know What to Do? - Thomas Zentall Commentary - John Baer Chapter 13 - Of Course Animals are Creative - Robert Epstein Commentary - Dean Keith Simonton Chapter 14 - Conservatism vs. Innovation: The Great Ape Story - Josep Call Commentary - Weihua Niu Chapter 15 - How Rehabilitant Orangutans Innovate their Tool Use - Anne Russon, Purwo Kuncoro, Agnes Ferisa Commentary - David H. Cropley Chapter 16 - Developing a Broad Framework for Creativity: Do Insects Innovate or Just Make Mistakes? - Emilie Snell-Rood, Eli Swanson, Sarah Jaumann Commentary - Samuel T. Hunter Chapter 17 - Creating Creative Animals - Karen Pryor Commentary - James C. Kaufman Chapter 18 - Animal Creativity and Innovation: An Integrated Look at the Field - William J. O'Hearn, Allison B. Kaufman, James C. Kaufman
- ISBN: 978-0-12-800648-1
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 450
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés