Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Table of Contents - 2007 - Volume 30, Issue 04  

Open Peer Commentary

Knowing psychological disposition might help to find innovation

Gyula K. Gajdona1a2

a1 Department for Neurobiology and Cognition Research, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; gyula.gajdon@univie.ac.at http://www.nc.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=7246

a2 Konrad Lorenz Institute for Ethology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-1160 Vienna, Austria.

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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