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FULL TEXT 2017 SEP 9 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Psychology &Psychiatry Journal -- Current study

results on Psychology have been published. According to news reporting originating from Klagenfurt, Austria, by

NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "The game of chess has often been used for psychological

investigations, particularly in cognitive science. The clear-cut rules and well-defined environment of chess provide

a model for investigations of basic cognitive processes, such as perception, memory, and problem solving, while

the precise rating system for the measurement of skill has enabled investigations of individual differences and

expertise-related effects."

Financial support for this research came from Talent Austria Grant, Austrian Agency for International Cooperation

in Education and Research.

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Institute for Psychology, "In the present study, we focus

on another appealing feature of chess-namely, the large archive databases associated with the game. The German

national chess database presented in this study represents a fruitful ground for the investigation of multiple

longitudinal research questions, since it collects the data of over 130,000 players and spans over 25 years. The

German chess database collects the data of all players, including hobby players, and all tournaments played. This

results in a rich and complete collection of the skill, age, and activity of the whole population of chess players in

Germany. The database therefore complements the commonly used expertise approach in cognitive science by

opening up new possibilities for the investigation of multiple factors that underlie expertise and skill acquisition.

Since large datasets are not common in psychology, their introduction also raises the question of optimal and

efficient statistical analysis."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "We offer the database for download and illustrate how it

can be used by providing concrete examples and a step-by-step tutorial using different statistical analyses on a

range of topics, including skill development over the lifetime, birth cohort effects, effects of activity and inactivity

on skill, and gender differences."

For more information on this research see: Chess databases as a research vehicle in psychology: Modeling large

data. Behavior Research Methods, 2017;49(4):1227-1240. Behavior Research Methods can be contacted at:

Springer, 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013, USA. (Springer - www.springer.com; Behavior Research Methods -

www.springerlink.com/content/1554-351x/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting N. Vaci, Univ Klagenfurt, Inst

Psychol, Cognit Psychol, A-9020 Klagenfurt, Austria.

Keywords for this news article include: Klagenfurt, Austria, Europe, Mental Health, Psychology, Institute for

Psychology.

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Subject: Research methodology; Psychology; Data bases; Studies

Location: New York United States--US Austria Germany

Identifier / keyword: Klagenfurt Austria Europe Mental Health Psychology

Publication title: Psychology &Psychiatry Journal; Atlanta

First page: 6156

Publication year: 2017

Publication date: Sep 9, 2017

Publisher: NewsRx

Place of publication: Atlanta

Country of publication: United States, Atlanta

Publication subject: Medical Sciences--Psychiatry And Neurology, Psychology

ISSN: 1944-2718

Source type: Wire Feeds

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 1934567940

Document URL: https://search.proquest.com/docview/1934567940?accountid=158399

Copyright: Copyright 2017, NewsRx LLC

Last updated: 2017-09-02

Database: Psychology Database