Editing Mancala (section)

== Psychology ==

Like other [[Board game#Psychology|board games]], mancala games have led to psychological studies. Retschitzki has studied the cognitive processes used by awalé players.<ref>{{cite book |last=Retschitzki |first=J. |year=1990 |title=Stratégies des Joueurs d'Awélé |publisher=Édition L'Harmattan |location=Paris |isbn=2738406173 }}</ref> Some of Restchitzki's results on memory and problem solving have recently been simulated by Fernand Gobet with the [[CHREST]] computer model.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gobet |first=F. |year=2009 |title=Using a cognitive architecture for addressing the question of cognitive universals in cross-cultural psychology: The example of awalé |journal=Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology |volume=40 |issue=4 |pages=627–648 |doi=10.1177/0022022109335186 |s2cid=145345443 }}</ref> [[Alexander de Voogt|De Voogt]] has studied the psychology of Bao playing.<ref>{{cite book |last=Voogt |first=A. J. de |year=1995 |title=Limits of the Mind: Towards a Characterisation of Bao Mastership |location=Leiden |publisher=CNWS Publications }}</ref>