The effect of violent and non-violent computer games on cognitive performance
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- 作者：Christopher P. Barlett ; Christopher L. Vowels ; James Shanteau ; Janis Crow ; Tiffany Miller
- 关键词：Computer games ; Video games ; SynWin ; Performance ; Cognition
- 刊名：Computers in Human Behavior
- 出版年：2009
- 出版时间：January 2009
- 年：2009
- 卷：25
- 期：1
- 页码：96-102
- 全文大小：160 K
文摘
Two studies were conducted in order to determine the impact computer games had on the cognitive performance. Study 1 evaluated a measure of cognition, which incorporates aspects of short-term working memory, visual attention, mathematical decision making, and auditory perception. Study 2 measured the cognitive performance between those who did not play video games versus those who played either a violent or non-violent video game. Results from Study 1 indicate participants needed approximately four trials to reach asymptotic performance on the cognitive measure. Results of Study 2 showed that participants who did not play any video game did not have a change in their cognitive performance, while those who played either a violent or non-violent video game had an increase in their cognitive performance.