Games Of Physical Skill

Associated Documents (4)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Worchel, StephenSocietal restrictiveness and the presence of outlets for the release of aggression
Chick, GarryGames in culture revisited: a replication and extension of roberts, arth, and bush (1959)
Roberts, John M.Games in culture
Roberts, John M.Child training and game involvement

Associated Hypotheses (5)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Worchel, StephenGames of physical skill will be positively associated with unilineal kinship structure and/or negatively associated with sorcery (114, 118).
Chick, GarryGames of chance will be related to games of physical skill (195-196).
Roberts, John M."There . . . appears to be a relationship between the presence or absence of games of chance and the number of games of physical skill. Societies having 5 or more games of physical skill frequently have games of chance" (604)
Roberts, John M."There was also a relationship between geographical location and the number of games of physical skill in a society. . . . Tribes living within 20 degrees latitude of the equator [tend to have] fewer than 5 games of physical skill" (604)
Roberts, John M."Games of physical skill [physical skill only or physical skill and strategy jointly] . . . show significant relationships with reward for achievement . . ." (174)

Associated OCMs

  1. games