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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783705503321

Autore

Gobet Fernand

Titolo

Moves in mind : the psychology of board games / / Fernand Gobet, Alex de Voogt, and Jean Retschitzki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hove, East Sussex ; ; New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-42512-4

1-84169-337-5

1-135-42513-2

1-280-25618-4

9786610256181

0-203-50363-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VoogtAlexander J. de

RetschitzkiJean

Disciplina

794

Soggetti

Board games - Psychological aspects

Cognitive psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-235) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Formal analyses of board games -- Theories of board-game psychology -- Perception and categorization -- Memory, knowledge, and representations -- Problem solving and decision making -- Learning, development, and ageing -- Education and training -- Individual differences and the neuropsychology of talent -- Methodology and research designs -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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, which is the first systematic study of psychology and board games, covers topics such as perception, memory, problem solving and decision making, development, intelligence, emotions, motivation, education, and neuroscience. It also briefly summarizes current research in artificia