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Knowing psychological disposition might help to find innovation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2007

Gyula K. Gajdon
Gyula K. Gajdon
Affiliation:
Department for Neurobiology and Cognition Research, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; [email protected]://www.nc.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=7246 Konrad Lorenz Institute for Ethology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-1160 Vienna, Austria.
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Abstract

Ramsey et al.'s article provides a more sensitive framework for comparative innovation than others' operationalisations have done. Nevertheless, a methodology has to be elaborated in order to determine to what degree a behaviour is novel. Psychological processes have to be considered when evaluating the value of reference groups and in order to figure out where to look for innovation.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , August 2007 , pp. 409 - 410
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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