Dr. Gyula K. Gajdon
Fachbereich Psychologie
Hellbrunner Straße 34, 5020 Salzburg
Tel.: Tel.: +(0)662 / 8044 – 5138
Fax.: Fax.: +(0)662 / 8044 – 5126
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Senior Scientist
Consultation hour: on appointment
Research group: Abteilung Psychologische Diagnostik
Education:
- 1996-2001 PhD, ETH-Zurich
- 1996-2001 Zoology (Psychology) studies at the University of Zurich
Academic positions:
- since 2021 Senior scientist, Department of Psychology, Paris-Lodron-University Salzburg
- 2011-2016 Senior Scientist, Head of Kea-Lab, Messerli Research Institute, Vetmeduni Vienna
- 2009-2011 Postdoc, Department of Cognitive Biology, University Vienna
- 2002-2009 Postdoc, Emerging Focus Cognitive Biology, University Vienna
- 1994-1995 Assistant, Division of Ethology, University of Zurich
Research: In my academic career, my research focused on how animals explore their environment, how they learn socially, how they innovate, and what kind of technical knowledge they have. In the Division of Psychological Assessment at the PLUS, we investigate how to assess personality and temperament in animals,
Key publications:
- O’Hara, M.; Mioduszewska, B; von Bayern, A.; Auersperg, A.; Bugnyar, T.; Wilkinson, A.; Huber, L.; Gajdon, G.K. (2017). The temporal dependence of exploration on neotic style in birds. Scientific Reports. 7(1), 4742
- Gajdon, G.K., Lichtnegger, M. & Huber, L. (2014) What a parrot’s mind adds to play: the urge to produce novelty fosters tool use acquisition in kea. Open Journal of Animal Sciences 4, 51-58
- Gajdon, G.K., Ortner, T.M., Wolf, C.C., & Huber, L. (2013) How to solve a mechanical problem: the relevance of visible and unobservable functionality for kea. Animal Cognition 16, 483-492
- Auersperg, A.M.I., von Bayern, A.M.P., Gajdon, G.K., Huber, L., & Kacelnik, A. (2011) Flexibility in problem solving and tool use of kea and New Caledonian crows in a Multi Access Box paradigm. PLoS ONE 6(6): e20231. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020231
Senior Scientist
Consultation hour: on appointment
Research group: Abteilung Psychologische Diagnostik
Education:
- 1996-2001 PhD, ETH-Zurich
- 1996-2001 Zoology (Psychology) studies at the University of Zurich
Academic positions:
- since 2021 Senior scientist, Department of Psychology, Paris-Lodron-University Salzburg
- 2011-2016 Senior Scientist, Head of Kea-Lab, Messerli Research Institute, Vetmeduni Vienna
- 2009-2011 Postdoc, Department of Cognitive Biology, University Vienna
- 2002-2009 Postdoc, Emerging Focus Cognitive Biology, University Vienna
- 1994-1995 Assistant, Division of Ethology, University of Zurich
Research: In my academic career, my research focused on how animals explore their environment, how they learn socially, how they innovate, and what kind of technical knowledge they have. In the Division of Psychological Assessment at the PLUS, we investigate how to assess personality and temperament in animals,
Key publications:
- O’Hara, M.; Mioduszewska, B; von Bayern, A.; Auersperg, A.; Bugnyar, T.; Wilkinson, A.; Huber, L.; Gajdon, G.K. (2017). The temporal dependence of exploration on neotic style in birds. Scientific Reports. 7(1), 4742
- Gajdon, G.K., Lichtnegger, M. & Huber, L. (2014) What a parrot’s mind adds to play: the urge to produce novelty fosters tool use acquisition in kea. Open Journal of Animal Sciences 4, 51-58
- Gajdon, G.K., Ortner, T.M., Wolf, C.C., & Huber, L. (2013) How to solve a mechanical problem: the relevance of visible and unobservable functionality for kea. Animal Cognition 16, 483-492
- Auersperg, A.M.I., von Bayern, A.M.P., Gajdon, G.K., Huber, L., & Kacelnik, A. (2011) Flexibility in problem solving and tool use of kea and New Caledonian crows in a Multi Access Box paradigm. PLoS ONE 6(6): e20231. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020231
