Action video games do not improve the speed of information processing in simple perceptual tasks.

ABSTRACT: Previous research suggests that playing action video games improves performance on sensory, perceptual, and attentional tasks. For instance, Green, Pouget, and Bavelier (2010) used the diffusion model to decompose data from a motion detection task and estimate the contribution of several underlying psychological processes. Their analysis indicated that playing action video games leads to faster information processing, reduced response caution, and no difference in motor responding. Because perceptual learning is generally thought to be highly context-specific, this transfer from gaming is surprising and warrants corroborative evidence from a large-scale training study. We conducted 2 experiments in which participants practiced either an action video game or a cognitive game in 5 separate,

SUBMITTER: van Ravenzwaaij D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4447196 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature