Cognitive enhancement in video game players: The role of video game genre
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Video game players outperform nongamers on tests of working memory, visual attention, and processing speed.
“There is good evidence that video game players outperform nongamers on tests of working memory [52] visual attention [53,54] and processing speed [55,56].”
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- Authors
- Dobrowolski, P., Hanusz, K., Sobczyk, B., Skorko, M., & Wiatrow, A.
- Affiliations
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- Institute of Psychology (PL)
- Venue
- Computers in Human Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-03
- Volume
- 44
- Pages
- 59-63
- ISSN
- 0747-5632 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1975024835
- Cited by
- 152
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 9.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Computers in Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Games and Media
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
- Keywords
- video games, cognitive enhancement, video game genres, action video games, first-person shooter games, real-time strategy games, task switching, multiple object tracking, visual attention, cognitive control, visual short-term memory, processing speed, meta-learning
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