Expert Performance in SCRABBLE: Implications for the Study of the Structure and Acquisition of Complex Skills

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 124-134

  Tuffiash, Michael ^a   Roring, Roy W ^a   Ericsson, K Anders ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

expert performance; individual differences; protocol analysis; SCRABBLE; skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 36049026498     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.13.3.124     Document Type: Article

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