An examination of the role individual differences play in videogame-based training

Military Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-481

  Orvis, Karin A ^a   Horn, Daniel B ^b   Belanich, James ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON   (United States)

^c US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 77951244652     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995600903206412     Document Type: Article

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