Cognitive Flexibility and Decision Making Predicts Expertise in the MOBA Esport, League of Legends

Carlos Valls-Serrano, Cristina de Francisco, Eduardo Caballero-López and Alfonso Caracuel

SAGE Open, 2022, vol. 12, issue 4, 21582440221142728

Abstract: In recent years, esports (the competitive video game industry) have evolved significantly, revolutionizing not only the competitive scene but also the teams and their professional staff. Sports psychologists need to face with cognitive demands related to this activity primarily mental, to respond to the specific needs of the sector (e.g., high performance interventions). The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between cognitive performance in tests and the MOBA League of Legends (LOL) game scores. A group of 36 pure-genre LOL players was evaluated with behavioral tests of fluid intelligence, attentional control inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and decision making. Furthermore, their in-game performance (rank percentile, kills death assists, minions per minute, and vision score) was recorded during a complete season (approximately 1 year). Data was analyzed by means of correlation and multiple regression analysis. Results showed that cognitive flexibility was positively related to the “rank percentile†( p  

Keywords: neuropsychology; experimental psychology; psychology; social sciences; cognitive psychology; experimental psychology; sport psychology; applied psychology; neuroscience; behavioral sciences; esports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440221142728

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