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This study reveals that successful complex problem-solving in the game of SET involves a parallel interplay between visual perception (bottom-up) and strategic planning (top-down). Expertise in SET emerges from effectively balancing these cognitive processes.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Game Studies

Background:

  • Complex problem-solving integrates perceptual processing and deliberate planning.
  • Understanding the balance between these processes and expert-novice differences is crucial.
  • The game of SET provides a unique model for studying this interplay.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interplay between bottom-up visual processes and top-down planning in the game of SET.
  • To determine how players balance these two cognitive approaches for success.
  • To explore strategy shifts and their underlying mechanisms in game players.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of eye-movement protocols from SET players.
  • Development and application of a cognitive model of a human player.

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  • Combinatorial and mixed-effect regression analyses were employed.

    • Main Results:

    • SET players utilize both bottom-up visual search and top-down planning in parallel.
    • The synergistic combination of these processes is a key factor for success.
    • Implicit strategy shifts occur, driven by memory activation rather than explicit metacognition.

    Conclusions:

    • Successful performance in complex tasks like SET relies on the parallel execution of perceptual and planning processes.
    • Expertise is linked to the effective integration and dynamic balancing of these cognitive strategies.
    • Cognitive strategy shifts can be implicit, suggesting a role for memory dynamics in adaptive behavior.