Background
Gobet, Fernand Rodolphe was born on February 12, 1962 in Romont, Fribourg, Switzerland. Son of Rodolphe Albert and Anne-Marie Gobet.
fiction writer player psychologist university professor
Gobet, Fernand Rodolphe was born on February 12, 1962 in Romont, Fribourg, Switzerland. Son of Rodolphe Albert and Anne-Marie Gobet.
Master degree, University Fribourg, Switzerland, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, University Fribourg, Switzerland, 1992.
His research interests focus on the study of cognition, especially in the areas of cognitive architectures, perception, intuition, problem solving, learning and decision making. He has developed the CHREST cognitive architecture, an acronym for Chunk Hierarchy and REtrieval STructures, which is a complete architecture for the processes of learning and perception used by humans. He is a chess International Master, and played numerous times for the Swiss national team
He was co-editor of the Swiss Chess Review from 1981 to 1989.
His Elo rating is 2400.
Member American Psychological Society, Swiss Society Psychology, Cognitive Science Society.
Married Chananda Kohsom, April 19, 1996.