Practice other than playing games apparently has only a modest role in the development of chess expertise

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-56

  Howard, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SPORT; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APTITUDE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872423562     PISSN: 00071269     EISSN: 20448295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02097.x     Document Type: Article

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