Objectivism should not be a casualty of innovation's operationalization

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences 30 (4):413-414 (2007)
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We agree with Ramsey et al. regarding the need for new methods and concepts in the study of innovation, and welcome their initiative, but are concerned that their operationalization is over-reliant on subjective judgements

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Environmental variability and primate behavioural flexibility.Simon M. Reader & Katharine MacDonald - 2003 - In Simon M. Reader & Kevin N. Laland (eds.), Animal Innovation. Oxford University Press.

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