Memory consolidation and contextual interference effects with computer games

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 581-589

  Shewokis, Patricia A ^a,b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 1542467769     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2003.97.2.581     Document Type: Article

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