Does media use have a short-term impact on cognitive performance?

Journal of Media Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 65-76

  Maass, Asja ^a   Klöpper, Klara Maria ^a   Michel, Friederike ^a   Lohaus, Arnold ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ability to concentrate; cognitive performance; memory; television; video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959766482     PISSN: 18641105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-1105/a000038     Document Type: Article

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