Psychology bachelor’s thesis on neurocognitive aspects of pool billiards – participants wanted

[chrislill-rastern]

Absence of a finding is a finding!

Or in short words: That's what science is all about: ask questions and don't fear the result

 

[Rocket354]

If mental rotation doesn't play a role in Pool: Yes then the test would not be able to explain certain skills of Pool Players, which would be a result anyway.

And the discussion of identifying differences between men and women has completely disappeared.

Good luck.

 

[chrislill-rastern]

And the discussion of identifying differences between men and women has completely disappeared.

Good luck.

no, no: if mental rotation plays a role, then you can expect those differences because of what we know about this field since more then 40 years! Just look into the research regarding mental rotation and gender differences...

 

[straightline]

Mind stating a hypothesis?

 

[Bob Jewett]

...Just look into the research regarding mental rotation and gender differences...

Since few people here have ever researched a technical topic, you might consider giving us an overview of what people have discovered in the last 40 or so years.

 

[Mensabum]

Agree! But unfortunately not all play by the rules and not all even know them . Beside of that there are other differences between US and Europe: We - for instance, only play on 9 foot tables and have no Tournaments on Bar Tables and generally we have no Bar Tables in Clubs anymore.

True.

 

[Mensabum]

Thank you very much and be assured: I will post the results, as soon as possible! Please share the Test!

Will do.

 

[chrislill-rastern]

Since few people here have ever researched a technical topic, you might consider giving us an overview of what people have discovered in the last 40 or so years.

In classic psychology research, mental rotation is one of the spatial abilities where male–female differences have been reported most consistently. Large sex differences are especially found in mental rotation tasks, more than in many other cognitive domains.
For pool, this could matter because the game constantly requires players to imagine rotated table layouts, cue-ball paths, object-ball lines, tangent lines, cushion routes, and future ball positions. If these abilities are linked to performance, then persistent differences in mental rotation could be one of the reasons why female players, despite serious training and high commitment, are still rarely successful at the very top level in open competition compared with male players.

 

[chrislill-rastern]

Mind stating a hypothesis?

My study investigates whether neurocognitive abilities can predict performance in pool billiards. The central hypothesis is that successful pool players differ from less successful players in specific cognitive skills that are directly relevant to the game, especially mental rotation, spatial reasoning, motion prediction, visual anticipation, and intuitive physics.

 

[straightline]

My study investigates whether neurocognitive abilities can predict performance in pool billiards. The central hypothesis is that successful pool players differ from less successful players in specific cognitive skills that are directly relevant to the game, especially mental rotation, spatial reasoning, motion prediction, visual anticipation, and intuitive physics.

These are innate qualities you seek? Do you think they can be taught/learned/developed?

 

[mareh]

In classic psychology research, mental rotation is one of the spatial abilities where male–female differences have been reported most consistently. Large sex differences are especially found in mental rotation tasks, more than in many other cognitive domains.
For pool, this could matter because the game constantly requires players to imagine rotated table layouts, cue-ball paths, object-ball lines, tangent lines, cushion routes, and future ball positions. If these abilities are linked to performance, then persistent differences in mental rotation could be one of the reasons why female players, despite serious training and high commitment, are still rarely successful at the very top level in open competition compared with male players.

You think thats why Jasmine is having a hard time to beat Albin?