Understanding Expertise: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach

ISBN-13: 9781137572059 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 328 str.

Fernand Gobet

Opis

What makes an expert? Do gifted children really exist? How do musicians differ from non-musicians? In exploring questions like these, Gobet provides a comprehensive overview of the field of expertise. With research from psychology, neuroscience, sociology, artificial intelligence and philosophy, this is the best possible guide to the subject.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Perception and Categorisation 3. Memory 4. Problem Solving 5. Decision Making 6. Intuition, Insight and Creativity 7. Talent, Individual Differences and Gender Differences 8. Learning and Education 9. Development and Aging 10. Neuroexpertise 11. Experts and Society 12. Sociology 13. Philosophy 14. Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems 15. Putting It All Together.

O autorze

Fernand Gobet earned his PhD in psychology in 1992 at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. After collaborating with Nobel Prize winner Herbert Simon for six years at Carnegie Mellon, he held academic positions at the University of Nottingham and Brunel University London. Since 2013, he is Professor of Decision Making and Expertise at the University of Liverpool. His main research interest is the psychology of expertise, which he studies in numerous domains including board games, physics, language acquisition and nursing. His research combines experimental methods with computational modelling. He has written nine books, including Foundations of Cognitive Psychology (2011).