Title of Poster or Paper
A Comparative Test of Creative Thinking in Dolphins (Tursiops Truncaus) and Preschool Children
Mentor/s
Dr. Deirdre Yeater and Dr. Dawn Melzer
Participation Type
Poster
Abstract
Few studies have investigated the development of creativity as a measure of intelligence/cognitive ability in non-human species and children. A non-verbal method to test creative thinking in bottlenose dolphins and preschoolers was developed and implemented. A comparative investigation of innovation in these species indicates that this creativity measure my demonstrate similarities related to cognitive abilities in the future.
College and Major available
Psychology
Location
University Commons
Start Day/Time
4-20-2018 1:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-20-2018 3:00 PM
A Comparative Test of Creative Thinking in Dolphins (Tursiops Truncaus) and Preschool Children
University Commons
Few studies have investigated the development of creativity as a measure of intelligence/cognitive ability in non-human species and children. A non-verbal method to test creative thinking in bottlenose dolphins and preschoolers was developed and implemented. A comparative investigation of innovation in these species indicates that this creativity measure my demonstrate similarities related to cognitive abilities in the future.
