Editors' Introduction to Tasks, Tools, and Techniques
Abstract
Tasks, tools, and techniques that we perform, use, and acquire, define the elements of expertise which we value as the hallmarks of goal‐driven behavior. Somehow, the creation of tools enables us to define new tasks, or is it that the envisioning of new tasks drives us to invent new tools? Or maybe it is that new tools engender new techniques which then result in new tasks? This jumble of issues will be explored and discussed in this diverse collection of papers. Individually, few of the papers are related to each other by topic or by techniques of analysis. Collectively, all focus on tasks performed using tools and discuss the techniques of tool use which enable differences in performance and expertise across individuals, societies, and (even) species.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1111/tops.12578
Entities
People
- François Osiurak
- Richard Heersmink
- Wayne D. Gray
Organizations
- Institut Universitaire de France
- Monash University
- Office of Naval Research
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute