Action video games and improved attentional control: Disentangling selection- and response-based processes

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1430-1436

  Chisholm, Joseph D ^a   Kingstone, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attentional capture; Cognitive and attentional control; Eye movements; Visual attention; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VIDEO GAME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SACCADES; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942364996     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-015-0818-3     Document Type: Article

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