Chess and Individual Differences

The research from neurosciences and behavioral sciences emphasizes the importance of individual differences in explaining human behavior. Chess has been used to evaluate psychological theories, and this book summarizes the research from an individual-differences perspective, highlighting what is known and unknown about the psychology of chess.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 310 pages
Publication date: 15 December 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Neuroscientific and behavioral research underscores the significance of individual differences in understanding human behavior. These differences manifest in core psychological constructs like intelligence or personality, leading to substantial variations in a wide array of responses and behaviors. In recent years, chess has been increasingly employed as a tool to evaluate various psychological theories, and several studies consider individual differences as central elements in their respective fields. This book serves as a comprehensive summary of the research surrounding the psychology of chess from an individual-differences perspective. Drawing from nearly forty years of extensive research on chess and individual differences, the findings are compiled to present what is currently known and yet to be discovered about the psychology of chess, with a particular focus on how individuals differ from one another.

Neuroscientific and behavioral research underscores the significance of individual differences in understanding human behavior. These differences manifest in core psychological constructs like intelligence or personality, leading to substantial variations in a wide array of responses and behaviors. In recent years, chess has been increasingly employed as a tool to evaluate various psychological theories, and several studies consider individual differences as central elements in their respective fields. This book serves as a comprehensive summary of the research surrounding the psychology of chess from an individual-differences perspective. Drawing from nearly forty years of extensive research on chess and individual differences, the findings are compiled to present what is currently known and yet to be discovered about the psychology of chess, with a particular focus on how individuals differ from one another.

Neuroscientific and behavioral research underscores the significance of individual differences in understanding human behavior. These differences manifest in core psychological constructs like intelligence or personality, leading to substantial variations in a wide array of responses and behaviors. In recent years, chess has been increasingly employed as a tool to evaluate various psychological theories, and several studies consider individual differences as central elements in their respective fields. This book serves as a comprehensive summary of the research surrounding the psychology of chess from an individual-differences perspective. Drawing from nearly forty years of extensive research on chess and individual differences, the findings are compiled to present what is currently known and yet to be discovered about the psychology of chess, with a particular focus on how individuals differ from one another.

Weight: 454g
ISBN-13: 9781108469456