Enhanced change detection performance reveals improved strategy use in avid action video game players

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-72

  Clark, Kait ^a   Fleck, Mathias S ^a   Mitroff, Stephen R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2323; Attention; Change detection; Perception; Top down; Video game playing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECREATION; VISION;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VIDEO GAMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650840824     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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