Have you ever heard of IQ tests? What about the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking? If you answered “yes” to the first and “no” to the second, don’t feel bad. As a society, we place a much higher value on IQ-test lateral (or linear) thinking than the ability to think outside the box.
The question I ponder in this podcast is whether we impose a similar standard on our companion animals. And the subplot: is lateral thinking another term for compliance?
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