Gamelike features might not improve data

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-318

  Hawkins, Guy E ^a   Rae, Babette ^a   Nesbitt, Keith V ^a   Brown, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Change detection; Computer game; Gamelike features; Multialternative choice; Particle filter; Response time; Speed accuracy trade off

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BAYES THEOREM; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BOREDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; RECREATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; BAYES THEOREM; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BOREDOM; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; RESEARCH DESIGN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878229754     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: 15543528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13428-012-0264-3     Document Type: Article

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