Task switching in video game players: Benefits of selective attention but not resistance to proactive interference

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-78

  Karle, James W ^a   Watter, Scott ^a   Shedden, Judith M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Executive control; Selective attention; Task switching; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECREATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CUES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOFTWARE; SPACE PERCEPTION; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952237144     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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