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 artificial intelligence aiming at developing computers playing board games, and critically discusses how current theories of expertise fare with board games. Finally, it shows that the information provided by board game research, both data and theories, have a wider relevance for the understanding of human psychology in general.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more |
| |||||||||||||||||||
 Sell Back Your Copy for $2.90
Whether you buy it used on Amazon for $72.44 or somewhere else, you can sell it back through our Book Trade-In Program at the current price of $2.90.
Used Price$72.44
Trade-in Price$2.90
Price after
Trade-in$69.54 |
Book Description
Special Offers and Product Promotions
- Buy $50 in qualifying physical textbooks, get $5 in Amazon MP3 Credit. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
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
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
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
lots to think about here.,
By Bom Trown (Baltimore, MD, USA) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Moves in Mind: The Psychology of Board Games (Hardcover)
there are many things to think about here. the book offers insights in the playing of games. worth buying if you are interested in the psychology of board games.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
chunking theory, awele players, bao positions, chess stimuli, bao master, bao experts, international draughts, chess instruction, chess relations, mancala games, guessing condition, chess group, chess experiments, chess research, using board games, chess memory, blindfold chess, perceptual chunks, other board games, chess skill, template theory, middlegame positions, blindfold play, retrograde analysis, chunking mechanisms Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Deep Blue, Gary Kasparov, Herbert Simon, Ivory Coast, N'Guessan Assandé New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
chunking theory, awele players, bao positions, chess stimuli, bao master, bao experts, international draughts, chess instruction, chess relations, mancala games, guessing condition, chess group, chess experiments, chess research, using board games, chess memory, blindfold chess, perceptual chunks, other board games, chess skill, template theory, middlegame positions, blindfold play, retrograde analysis, chunking mechanisms Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Deep Blue, Gary Kasparov, Herbert Simon, Ivory Coast, N'Guessan Assandé New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 8
books:
See all 8 books this book cites
- Cognitive Psychology and its Implications by John Anderson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture by Johan Huizinga on page 5, and Back Matter
- Artificial Intelligence by Elaine Rich in Back Matter
- Cognitive Psychology by Douglas Medin PhD in Back Matter
- Social Psychology: Third Edition by Eliot R. Smith in Back Matter
See all 8 books this book cites
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
So You'd Like to...
Look for Similar Items by Category
- Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health
- Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling
- Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games
- Books > New & Used Textbooks > Social Sciences > Psychology > Cognitive Psychology
- Books > Science & Math > Behavioral Sciences > Cognitive Psychology
