Cross-sectional advantages are largest for perception, multitasking, spatial cognition, and top-down attention¶

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q3 i2 Across cognitive domains in the cross-sectional meta-analysis, the largest effects were for perception (g = 0.71), multitasking (g = 0.86), spatial cognition (g = 0.67), and top-down attention (g = 0.63), with significant effects in all tested domains. → Benoit Bediou 2023

Evidence¶

Benoit Bediou 2023¶

Benoit Bediou, Melissa A. Rodgers, Elizabeth Tipton, Richard E. Mayer, C. Shawn Green, and Daphne Bavelier. (2023). Effects of Action Video Game Play on Cognitive Skills: A Meta-Analysis. Technology, Mind, and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1037/tmb0000102

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Cross-sectional moderator analysis by cognitive domain (Table 3): perception g = 0.71, top-down attention g = 0.63, spatial cognition g = 0.67, multitasking g = 0.86, inhibition g = 0.53, verbal cognition g = 0.47, problem-solving g = 0.31; bottom-up attention was not significant (g = 0.24, p = .166).

"Across cognitive domains, large effects were found for perception and multitasking, spatial cognition, and top-down attention followed by inhibition, verbal cognition, and problem-solving which showed moderately strong effects."

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