Video game training does not enhance cognitive ability: A comprehensive meta-analytic investigation

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 111-139

  Sala, Giovanni ^a   Tatlidil, K Semir ^a   Gobet, Fernand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Meta analysis; Training; Transfer; Video game

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSFER OF LEARNING; VIDEO GAME;

APTITUDE; COGNITION; HUMANS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 85037742403     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/bul0000139     Document Type: Article

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