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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/2443| Title: | Expert and ‘novice’ problem solving strategies in chess – Sixty years of citing de groot (1946) |
| Authors: | Bilalić, M McLeod, P Gobet, F |
| Keywords: | Problem solving;Chess;Search;Scientific citation;Experts;novices;Expertise;Thinking;nursing expertise;Herbert Dreyfus;Patricia Benner;Vicente;Reconstructive remembering |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Citation: | Thinking and Reasoning. (in press) |
| Abstract: | In a famous study of expert problem solving, de Groot (1946/1978) examined how chess players found the best move. He reported that there was little difference in the way that the best players (Grand Masters) and very good players (Candidate Masters) searched the board. Although this result has been regularly cited in studies of expertise, it is frequently misquoted. It is often claimed that de Groot found no difference in the way that experts and novices investigate a problem. Comparison of expert and novice chess players on de Groot’s problem shows that there are clear differences in their search patterns. We discuss the troublesome theoretical and practical consequences of incorrectly reporting de Groot’s findings. |
| URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/2443 |
| Appears in Collections: | Psychology Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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| Expert and ‘Novice’ Problem Solving Strategies in Chess.txt | 370 B | Text | View/Open |
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