Moves in Mind: The Psychology of Board Games
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,...
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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.
1Introduction12Formal analyses of board games113Theories of board-game psychology314Perception and categorization515Memory, knowledge, and representations696Problem solving and decision making1057Learning, development, and ageing1338Education and training1559Individual differences and the neuropsychology of talent17110Methodology and research designs18711Conclusion205
