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Authors: Fernand Gobet, Jean Retschitzki, Alex de Voogt
ISBN-13: 9781841693361, ISBN-10: 1841693367
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: September 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Fernand Gobet

Book Synopsis

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.

Table of Contents

1Introduction1
2Formal analyses of board games11
3Theories of board-game psychology31
4Perception and categorization51
5Memory, knowledge, and representations69
6Problem solving and decision making105
7Learning, development, and ageing133
8Education and training155
9Individual differences and the neuropsychology of talent171
10Methodology and research designs187
11Conclusion205

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