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Hope Bellingham

Cities: Skylines is being used in a psychology study to research complex problem-solving abilities and personality disorders

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Psychologists have used city builder Cities: Skylines to research the link between complex problem-solving abilities and personality disorders. 

As shared by Psypost (via Frontiers in Psychology) a study performed by Ulrike Kipman, Professor of Education Sciences, investigated the relationship between complex problem-solving abilities and personality disorders. To do this, those taking part in the study were tasked with playing city builder Cities: Skylines - a game in which players will develop and manage a city whilst sticking to constraints like a budget.  

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