Past Gaming Experience and Cognition as Selective Predictors of Novel Game Learning Across Different Gaming Genres.

Frontiers in Psychology
Evan T SmithChandramallika Basak

Abstract

Past experience with video games and cognitive abilities have been hypothesized to independently facilitate a greater ability to learn new video games and other complex tasks. The present study was conducted to examine this "learning to learn" hypothesis. We examined the predictive effects of gaming habits (e.g., self-identification as a "gamer," hours spent gaming per week, weekly gaming frequency, relative preference for strategy over action games) and cognitive abilities (short-term memory, working memory, and processing speed) on learning of two novel video games in 107 participants (aged 18-77 years). One video game was from the action genre, and the other was from the strategy genre. Hours spent gaming per week and working memory were found to specifically predict learning of the novel strategy video game, after controlling for the effects of age, gender, and action game learning. In contrast, self-identification as a "gamer" was the only specific significant predictor of action game learning, after controlling for the effects of age, gender, and strategy game learning. Age of the participant negatively impacted learning of both games; however, the pattern of the predictive relationships on both action and strategy game l...Continue Reading

References

Sep 1, 2005·The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences·Kara L Bopp, Paul Verhaeghen
Dec 13, 2006·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance·C Shawn Green, Daphne Bavelier
Sep 27, 2007·Psychological Science·Jing FengJay Pratt
Feb 13, 2008·Emotion·Niklas RavajaLiisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
Oct 22, 2008·Acta Psychologica·Walter R BootGabriele Gratton
Jan 15, 2009·Psychology and Aging·Chandramallika BasakArthur F Kramer
Nov 10, 2009·Behavior Research Methods·Franz FaulAlbert-Georg Lang
Mar 24, 2012·Current Biology : CB·C S Green, D Bavelier
Jun 22, 2012·Annual Review of Neuroscience·Daphne BavelierPaul Schrater
Dec 19, 2012·Acta Psychologica·Pauline L BaniquedArthur F Kramer
Mar 6, 2013·Attention, Perception & Psychophysics·Sijing Wu, Ian Spence
Mar 22, 2013·PloS One·Adam C Oei, Michael D Patterson
Mar 23, 2013·Psychonomic Bulletin & Review·Kasey L PowersLouis Alfieri
Aug 21, 2013·PloS One·Brian D GlassBradley C Love
Feb 21, 2014·Current Opinion in Neurology·Pedro Cardoso-Leite, Daphne Bavelier
Mar 7, 2014·Frontiers in Psychology·Joseph BisoglioBrandon K Ashinoff
Jun 17, 2014·Journal of Experimental Psychology. General·Don van RavenzwaaijEric-Jan Wagenmakers
Apr 1, 2010·Topics in Cognitive Science·C Shawn GreenDaphne Bavelier
Sep 23, 2014·Psychology and Aging·Pilar TorilSoledad Ballesteros
Oct 5, 2016·Psychological Science in the Public Interest : a Journal of the American Psychological Society·Daniel J SimonsElizabeth A L Stine-Morrow
Oct 3, 2017·Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience·Nicholas R RayChandramallika Basak
Nov 28, 2017·Psychological Bulletin·Benoit BediouDaphne Bavelier
Dec 30, 2018·Acta Psychologica·Michael A RuppJanan A Smither

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

power3

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved