Revising superior planning performance in chess players: The impact of time restriction and motivation aspects

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-225

  Unterrainer, Josef Martin ^a   Kaller, Christoph Philipp ^b   Leonhart, Rainer ^b   Rahm, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; RECREATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84855399505     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5406/amerjpsyc.124.2.0213     Document Type: Article

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