Jigsaw Rage

Soon to come.....little tests popping up all over blog sites, What kind of jigsaw strategist are you?

Researchers at the University of Bath have conducted a study on human interaction. They asked people to complete a 121 piece jigsaw puzzle alone or in a group. They were video taped. They will be using the results of the study to develope computer software designed to aid in work related projects.

Some of the behaviors observed....
-Shading completed sections of puzzle from other players view.
-Refusing to let a fellow player touch their puzzle
-Hourding of piles of pieces
-Hiding the lid so others could not see picture

They also identified groups
Border Obsessives - focus exclusively on sorting through the entire stock of pieces for the sole purpose of completing the border before concentrating on the rest of the puzzle. (that's me)
Opportunists', sort piles on more complex criteria and completing the puzzle using a range of different methods, such as from the top of the picture down to the bottom, or by concentrating on a major component of the picture depending on the pieces they pick up.

The Border Obsessives and the Opportunists had a tendancy to fight with Border Obsessives trying to run the show and the Opportunists performing better alone.