RagnarokOnline@programming.dev
on 29 Jun 2024 10:31
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SYAC:
“What all this shows is that it is unlikely chess has a significant impact on overall cognitive ability. So while it might sound like a quick win – that a game of chess can improve a broad range of skills – unfortunately this is not the case.“
dogsnest@lemmy.world
on 29 Jun 2024 16:15
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Yeah a lot of times “getting smarter” is simply about looking at things from a different perspective or thinking through issues logically.
While with regard to IQ I don’t think it makes one smarter, it definitely exercises your mental faculties and in an aging population that would be extremely beneficial.
happybadger@hexbear.net
on 29 Jun 2024 12:58
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If chess made you smarter, every Paradox grand strategy game player would be a genius. Victoria 3 is much more intricate.
Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world
on 29 Jun 2024 17:29
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I’ve learned from Lemmy that whenever an author uses a question for a headline the answer is no. I can’t remember exactly where or what this was called but it really has changed my scrolling experience.
Being more “intelligent” makes one better at chess and chess reinforces patterns traditionally seen as a measure of intelligence.
Being good at chess is: memorization and pattern recognition. Being able to abstract and anticipate. All of these things are traditionally seen as intelligence. But that’s a bad way of looking at intelligence and chess, generally.
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SYAC:
“What all this shows is that it is unlikely chess has a significant impact on overall cognitive ability. So while it might sound like a quick win – that a game of chess can improve a broad range of skills – unfortunately this is not the case.“
^^ tl;dr: ^^ no
Yeah a lot of times “getting smarter” is simply about looking at things from a different perspective or thinking through issues logically.
While with regard to IQ I don’t think it makes one smarter, it definitely exercises your mental faculties and in an aging population that would be extremely beneficial.
If chess made you smarter, every Paradox grand strategy game player would be a genius. Victoria 3 is much more intricate.
I’ve learned from Lemmy that whenever an author uses a question for a headline the answer is no. I can’t remember exactly where or what this was called but it really has changed my scrolling experience.
This is a bad article.
Being more “intelligent” makes one better at chess and chess reinforces patterns traditionally seen as a measure of intelligence.
Being good at chess is: memorization and pattern recognition. Being able to abstract and anticipate. All of these things are traditionally seen as intelligence. But that’s a bad way of looking at intelligence and chess, generally.