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| Title |
Do Action Video Games Improve Perception and Cognition?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00226 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Walter R. Boot, Daniel P. Blakely, Daniel J. Simons |
| Abstract |
Frequent action video game players often outperform non-gamers on measures of perception and cognition, and some studies find that video game practice enhances those abilities. The possibility that video game training transfers broadly to other aspects of cognition is exciting because training on one task rarely improves performance on others. At first glance, the cumulative evidence suggests a strong relationship between gaming experience and other cognitive abilities, but methodological shortcomings call that conclusion into question. We discuss these pitfalls, identify how existing studies succeed or fail in overcoming them, and provide guidelines for more definitive tests of the effects of gaming on cognition. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 25 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 8% |
| Morocco | 1 | 4% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Turkey | 1 | 4% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| Comoros | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 13 | 52% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 22 | 88% |
| Scientists | 2 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 878 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 2% |
| Italy | 6 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | <1% |
| Canada | 5 | <1% |
| Spain | 4 | <1% |
| Germany | 4 | <1% |
| Australia | 3 | <1% |
| Brazil | 3 | <1% |
| Poland | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 15 | 2% |
| Unknown | 808 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 196 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 144 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 133 | 15% |
| Researcher | 105 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 36 | 4% |
| Other | 142 | 16% |
| Unknown | 122 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 392 | 45% |
| Computer Science | 62 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 54 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 38 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 3% |
| Other | 140 | 16% |
| Unknown | 162 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 108. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 February 2024.
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