Journal on Policy and Complex Systems
1 . Having many actions at one ’ s disposal to achieve a goal ( Figure 1 ). 2 . Having the ability to switch between actions to achieve a goal ( Figure 2 ).
3 . Having the ability to switch goals , which might mean switching actions , but could also mean changing the payoffs for a particular action ( Figure 3 ).
These three types of adaptability are illustrated in Figures 1 – 3 .
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Figure 1 . Adaptability as many actions .
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Figure 2 . Adaptability as low cost to switching between actions .
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