Our tool has been devised and designed on the basis of credible body of psychological knowledge, stemming from classic research in the area of personality psychology, the latest discoveries and meta-analysis. A thorough and detailed analysis of the literature on these topics have resulted in selection of the best predictors of work effectiveness.
These comprise both psychological traits, such as self-efficacy, locus of control, proactive personality, creativity, decision making, and cognitive functions, such as working memory or numeracy.
ReQiu has been subjected to a series of detailed psychometric validation tests at every stage of project development. After a series of laboratory and online tests that altogether included over 2000 participants we were able to report high levels of study credibility and correlations of measured variables with selected psychological variables. The prediction of psychological variables in the final version of the ReQiu system stems from a classification based on machine learning.
Game summary is presented in the form of reports available in several different versions. Description and presentation of results have been designed in a way that allows to draw accurate conclusions without professional knowledge or certified training.
Examples:
• Organized and focused on tasks ahead
• Cooperative
• Makes good decisions
• Puts forward creative and innovative solutions
• Has high ambitions and strives for goal realization despite encountered obstacles
• And much more…
Case study
Can games actually impact the desire to work for a specific employer?
PwC Multipoly
PwC noted an alarming shortage of young employees. What’s even worse, potential employees weren’t motivated enough to actively search for new job posts on company’s website. In order to solve this problem, PwC designed a computer game that simulated the first year of work at the company. Virtual reality mirrored the real environment of the office. As a result, the number of potential candidates increased by 190%, while the sheer interest to work at the company increased by 78%.
In this study we investigated information processing strategies in uncertain situations. We attempted to verify what is the interaction between elicited emotions and information search effort. The results suggest that people who are generally better with numbers are able to use the elicited emotions in more efficient way, which leads to more representative information sampling.…
In this study participants had to play a simple game based on making numerical estimations in attempt to improve their decision making skills. After nine sessions participants did improve in accuracy of simple every-day estimation tasks and were more confident in their judgment. Sobkow, A., Fulawka, K., Tomczak, P., Zjawiony, P., Traczyk, J.…
Our decisions are often made under uncertainty. Research shows that numerical estimations may be biased by arbitrary number. In this study we explore further this psychological effect, testing how generating a different sense of magnitude may affect the subsequent numerical judgment. Tomczak, P., & Traczyk, J. (2017). The mechanism of non-numerical anchoring heuristic…
Magnitude priming is considered to be an effective method of influencing numerical estimations regarding general knowledge. However, in the study it was revealed that in case of estimating numerosity of rapidly displayed objects a contrast effect was found. The results suggest an interaction between spatial processing and attentional processes. Tomczak, P. (2018). Cross-modal…
In this article the theoretical concepts of the anchoring effect are discussed. Author considers different psychological mechanisms that could possible account for the aforementioned effect. Tomczak, P. (2017). Why does the anchor anchor? Review of mechanisms and principles underlying the anchoring heuristic. Decyzje, (28), 93-110.
Two articles reflecting on the possibility that simple interaction with everyday objects might influence subsequent numerical estimations. Tomczak, P., & Dulemba, K. (2016). The anchoring heuristic with physical stimuli: does the heavier cost more?. Psychologia Ekonomiczna, (9), 51-60.
Tomczak, P., & Korotusz, P. (2017). The anchoring heuristic based on items characterized by weight and value. Psychologia Ekonomiczna, (10), 15-23.
Is it possible to guide players through virtual environments? In our study we decided to verify whether using affectively laden stimuli such as pictures may influence players choices in case of movement. Our study shows that players associate affect with subsequent decision about movement, suggesting a tendency towards the corridor on the side of the…
