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Increasing speed of processing with action video games |
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| Published in | Current Directions in Psychological Science. 2009, vol. 18, no. 6, p. 321-326 | |
| Abstract | In many everyday situations, speed is of the essence. However, fast decisions typically mean more mistakes. To this day, it remains unknown whether reaction times can be reduced with appropriate training, within one individual, across a range of tasks, and without compromising accuracy. Here we review evidence that the very act of playing action video games significantly reduces reaction times without sacrificing accuracy. Critically, this increase in speed is observed across various tasks beyond game situations. Video gaming may therefore provide an efficient training regimen to induce a general speeding of perceptual reaction times without decreases in accuracy of performance. | |
| Identifiers | PMID: 20485453 | |
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| Citation (ISO format) | DYE, Matthew W G, GREEN, C Shawn, BAVELIER, Daphné. Increasing speed of processing with action video games. In: Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2009, vol. 18, n° 6, p. 321-326. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:102967 |
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