Short-term effects of an action video game on attention
Abstract
This study was carried out to examine whether an action video game had short-term effects on selective attention and temporal attention, as measured by the Attentional blink, Simon task and Stroop task. The design was experimental in which the participants (N = 20) completed 1 hour of action video game playing or reading in a book on two occasions, separated by 7 days. All participants completed both conditions. The design was randomized, counterbalanced and with cross-over trials. A Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and a non-parametric Friedman test of differences among repeated measures were conducted. Furthermore, data was analyzed with the Mann-Whitney U Test, with no significant results. These results are discussed from the perspective of two attentional theories; Broadbents filter theory and Kahnemans capacity theory, in addition to studies of action video games related to attention. The non-significant results might depend on several methodological factors regarding the chosen action video game, the amount of video game playing and the attentional measures. The study contributes to the research field of action video games.
Publisher
NTNURelated items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Social Phobia: The Effects of Attention Training Technique and Situational Attentional Refocusing
Burhol, Anne Cecilie; Riseth, Asgeir (Master thesis, 2011)The present study investigates the effectiveness of the attention training technique (ATT) and the situational attentional refocusing (SAR) in decreasing the maintaining factors of social phobia identified in Clark and ... -
Attentional control, working memory and language aptitude : a correlational study of the relationship between second language proficiency, attentional control and working memory
Christiansen, Marianne (Master thesis, 2016)The aim of this thesis is to provide further insight into the somewhat mysterious relationship between language aptitude, working memory and attentional control. As such, a group of Norwegian university students of English ... -
Exome chip analyses in adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Zayats, Tetyana; Jacobsen, Kaya Kvarme; Kleppe, Rune; Jacob, CP; Kittel-Schneider, Sarah; Ribases, Marta; Ramos-Quiroga, JA; Richarte, Vanesa; Casas, M; Mota, NR; Grevet, EH; Klein, M; Corominas, J; Bralten, Janita; Galesloot, T; Vasquez, AA; Herms, S; Forstner, AJ; Larsson, H; Breen, G; Asherson, P; Gross-Lesch, Silke; Lesch, KP; Cichon, Sven; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Holmen, Oddgeir Lingaas; Bau, CH; Buitelaar, Jan; Kiemeney, L; Faraone, Stephen V.; Cormand, B; Franke, Barbara; Reif, Andreas; Haavik, Jan; Johansson, Stefan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly heritable childhood-onset neuropsychiatric condition, often persisting into adulthood. The genetic architecture of ADHD, particularly in adults, is largely unknown. ...