Fernand Gobet, Jean Retschitzki, Alex de Voogt

Moves in Mind

The Psychology of Board Games

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Board games have long fascinated as mirrors of intelligence, skill, cunning, and wisdom. While board games have been the topic of many scientific studies, and have been studied for more than a century by psychologists, there was until now no single volume summarizing psychological research into board games. This book covers topics such as perception, memory, problem solving and decision making, development, intelligence, emotion, motivation, education, and neuroscience. It also briefly summarized current research on artificial intelligence aiming at developing computers playing board games, and critically discusses how current theories of expertise fare with board games. The book concludes by showing that the information provided by board-game research is quite relevant in the understanding of human psychology in general.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 164mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781841693361
• ISBN-10: 1841693367
• Artikelnr.: 21897593

Autorenporträt

Ferdnand Gobet is Professor of Psychology at Brunel University, West London. He is an International Master of the International Chess Federation and has played for several years with the Swiss national team. Alex de Voogt is at the University of Leiden and Managing Editor of the journal Board Game Studies. Jean Retschitzki is Professor of Psychology at the University of Fribourg. He was elected as President of the Swiss Society of Psychology in 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Introduction.Moves in Mind. Board Games and Cognitive Psychology.
The Role of Board Games in Science. The Role of Board Games in Psychology.
Structure of the Book. Part 2: Formal Analyses of Board Games. Fundamental
Concepts. Board Games in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.
Information and Complexity Analysis. Game Theory and the Concept of Error.
Conclusion. Part 3: Theories of Board-game Psychology. A Brief History of
Board-game Psychology. Theories of Chess Skill. Influences from Other
Theories of Cognition. Theories of Development and Environment. Conclusion.
Part 4: Perception and Categorization. Low-level Perception. High-level
Perception and Categorization. Conclusion. Part 5: Memory, Knowledge, and
Representations. Memory for Board Positions. Recall of Sequences of Moves
and of Games. Estimation of the Number of Chunks in LTM. Mode of
Representation. Representations Used in Blindfold Playing. Knowledge and
Memory Schemata. Discussion. Conclusion. Part 6: Problem Solving and
Decision Making. Empirical Data on Search Behaviour. Empirical Data on the
Role of Perception in Problem Solving. Empirical Data on the Role of
Knowledge in Problem Solving. Analogy Formation in Novice Players.
Theoretical Accounts. Discussion. Conclusion. Part 7: Learning, Development
and Ageing. Early Stages of Learning. Development of Play and Game
Behaviour. Developmental Studies of Specific Board Games. Ageing.
Conclusion. Part 8: Education and Training. Introduction. Board Game
Instruction and the Transfer of Skill. Teaching the Rules and Basic
Instruction. Training and Coaching at an Advanced Level. Conclusion. Part
9: Individual Differences and the Neuropsychology of Talent.Intelligence
and Visuo-spatial Abilities. Personality. Emotions and Motivation. Board
Games and Neuroscience. Overall Conclusion. Part 10: Methodology and
Research Designs. Definitions of Expertise. Game Specificity. Illiterate
Games. Ecological Validity. Cross-cultural Aspects. The Creation and Use of
Archives and Databases. Observations and Natural Experiments. Interviews
and Questionnaires. Introspection and Retrospection. Protocol Analysis.
Standard Experimental Manipulations. Neuroscientific Approaches. Typical
Research Designs. Mathematical and Computational Modelling. Weaknesses and
Strengths of Methodologies Used in Board-game Research. Part 11:
Conclusion. Board Game Complexity. Landscape of Board Games. Impact of
Board-game Research. Future. References. Appendix 1: Rules of Board Games.
Appendix 2: Measures of Expertise in Board Games. Appendix 3: Example of
Protocol Analysis.