Fernand Gobet, London School of Economics (original) (raw)
| Connolly, C. & Gobet, F. (2020). Transition Expertise and Identity: A Study of Individuals Who Succeeded Repeatedly in Life and Career Transitions**.** Cambridge University Press. |  |
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| Addis, M., Lane, P., Sozou, P., & Gobet, F. (Editors) (2019). Scientific discovery in the social sciences. New York: Springer. |  |
| Gobet, F. (2015). Understanding expertise: A multidisciplinary approach. London: Palgrave. |  |
| Gobet, F. (2018). The psychology of chess.London: Routledge. |  |
PhD Opportunities
Please contact me if you are interested in doing a PhD in my current domains of research, including:
- Career transitions and leadership
- Psychology of expertise
- Computational modelling with the CHREST architecture
- Modelling the acquisition of syntax and/or vocabulary
- Foundations of computational modelling
- Use of artificial-intelligence techniques for semi-automatically developing scientific theories
Recent Research Funding
European Research Council (2019-2024). Genetically Evolving Models in Science (GEMS) (ERC Advanced Grant). (�1.8 mio).
Economic and Social Research Council (2019-2024). The International Centre for Language and Communicative Development 2 (LuCiD2; Transition grant). With Julian Pine and others (�2.32mio).
Economic and Social Research Council (2014-2019). The International Centre for Language and Communicative Development (LuCiD). With Elena Lieven and others (�9mio)Economic and Social Research Council (2013-2014). Automatic generation of scientific theories. With Mark Addis and Peter Lane (�300,000).
Economic and Social Research Council (2012-2015). Developing a psychologically realistic generalisation mechanism within MOSAIC. With Julian Pine and Daniel Freudenthal. (�397,867).
Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2012). Risk, trust and relationships in an ageing society. With Mary Gilhooly and others (�27,5100).
British Academy (2010-2012). Cognitive models of problem gambling: Testing the implicit-learning hypothesis. (�83,447)
Curriculum Vitae
Degrees
MA in Psychology, 1986 University of Fribourg, Switzerland.Thesis : "Influence of uncontrollability on chess problem solving" (in French)
Ph. D. in Psychology, 1992 University of Fribourg, Switzerland.Thesis : "The memories of a chessplayer" (in French)
Appointments held
2019-present. Professorial Research Fellow, Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
2013-2019. Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool.
2012-2019. Research Associate, Centre for Philosophy of Natural & Social Science, London School of Economics
2003-2012. Professor of Cognitive Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Brunel University.
2000-2003. Allan Standen Reader in Intelligent Systems, ESRC Centre for Research in Development, Instruction and Training, Schoolof Psychology, Universityof Nottingham.
1998-2000. Senior Research Fellow / Lecturer, ESRC Centre for Research in Development, Instruction and Training, Department of Psychology, Universityof Nottingham.
1996-98. Research Fellow / Lecturer, ESRC Centre for Research in Development, Instruction and Training, Department of Psychology, Universityof Nottingham.
1992-95. Post-doctoral fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA.
1990-91. Visiting Researcher,Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA.
1987-89. Research assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg (Switz.)
1981-89. Co-editor of the Swiss Chess Review.
Research interests
My research spans cognitive science, organisational behaviour, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence, education, and philosophy.
I'm trying to understand the mechanisms underlying the acquisition of expertise, with a special focus on learning, memory, perception and attention processes in skilled individuals. An important focus concerns the abilities allowing individuals tosuccessfully transition through career stages.
My research on understanding expertise has also led me to study teaching and training methods in education.
I'm also interested in the development ofalgorithms that automatically generate theories in science. My research also involves the development of the CHREST (Chunks Hierarchies and REtrieval STructures) architecture. CHREST has been applied to chess expertise, concept formation, the acquisition of multiple diagrammatic representations, and the acquisition of syntax and of vocabulary. I’m also interested in the methodology of developing computational models.
Other research includes thecognitive science of religion,problem gambling andscientific discovery.
My research uses experimental investigations, computer simulations, and theoretical investigations.
Publications on career transitions
Publications on expertise and decision making
Publications on education, coaching and training
[Publications on (deliberate) practice and talent](bibliography-by-topic.html#Deliberate practice)
Publications on the methodology of modelling
[Publications on computational scientific discovery](bibliography-by-topic.html#Scientific Discovery)
Publications on syntactic development
Publications on vocabulary development
[Publications on the cognitive science of religion](bibliography-by-topic.html#Cognitive science of religion)
[Publications on problem gambling](bibliography-by-topic.html#Problem gambling)
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