Elite quizzers are renowned for their extraordinary memories – but how do they acquire and retain such vast swathes of general knowledge? Philip Fine and Kathryn Friedlander explore their latest findings on quizzing expertise.
Continue readingKathryn Friedlander highlights the recent launch of a Journal of Expertise Special Issue centred on her 2024 book, The Psychology of Creative Performance and Expertise (Taylor & Francis).
Continue readingKathryn Friedlander introduces us to her new book, which addresses a gap in the field of expertise studies, offering insights that range across diverse creative domains, from the arts to STEM fields, to puzzles and board games.
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Model making is enjoyed by people of all ages and from all over the world. It has a little something for everyone, ranging from well-known hobbies such as Lego to less popular but equally just as exciting hobbies such as ice sculpting and balloon modelling. But why do people make models, and how do they choose which hobby?
Our MSc student Kieron Kow is investigating this area, asking:
If you are interested in this research, whether you make models or not, please do complete our survey: https://bit.ly/4cJxnj2. Anyone aged 18 or over can take part, it should take you between 15 to 20 minutes, and is completely anonymous. Help us further our understanding of model making as a hobby by taking part. Thank you!
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What makes home sewists start to make their own clothes? And how does this relate to their imaginative and creative style of thinking? Lauren Cox stitches together the results of her research into the motivational patterns of sewists.
Continue readingDo you paint, dance or act? Perhaps you’re a budding novelist or poet? Maybe you write concertos in your spare time?
We’re looking for artists of all varieties to participate in a survey exploring how a person’s response to their environment affects their thinking style.
Continue readingYou can’t have failed to notice the recent meteoric rise of Wordle. From November 2021, when its creator Josh Wardle first shared it on Twitter and it had 90 players, to 2 million players in the second week of January 2022, it has certainly caught the public consciousness. But why is that? And what makes a good Wordle player? Philip Fine investigates.
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Do you sew garments at home for yourself or others? We’re currently running a survey looking at the reasons people sew garments, together with some other aspects of personality which may be relevant. This is a really interesting leisure activity, but it’s heavily under-researched, so the findings are going to be fascinating.
The survey should only take about 20 minutes to complete, and it’s totally anonymous. Please do consider taking part, by clicking the link here to find out more!
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We recently published our findings about creative pursuits under lockdown in a Frontiers Special Issue on ‘Creativity and Innovation in Times of Crisis (COVID-19)’. Here’s the take-away summary of what we found.
Continue readingIn this second part of a series unpacking the psychology behind cryptic crossword solving, Kathryn Friedlander explores the connection between cryptic clues and the ‘rebus’ or ‘word-picture’ puzzle form.
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