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The role of experience in problem solving and innovative tool use in crows.
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Creative problem solving and innovative tool use in animals are often seen as indicators of advanced intelligence because they seem to imply causal reasoning abilities [1]. However, complex behavior can also arise from relatively simple mechanisms [2, 3], and the cognitive operations underlying seemingly "insightful" behavior are rarely examined [4]. By controlling and varying prior experience, it is possible to determine the minimum information animals require to solve a given problem [5]. W...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Current biology : CB
- Volume:
- 19
- Issue:
- 22
- Pages:
- 1965-1968
- Publication date:
- 2009-12-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1879-0445
- ISSN:
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0960-9822
- Source identifiers:
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209668
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:209668
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- pubs:209668
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2009
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