Inhibition ability significantly decreased after playing casual games¶

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q3 i3 Inhibition ability significantly decreased from pretest to posttest in the casual game condition, a large effect (Cohen's d = 0.81). → Sora Chi-Fang Huang 2026

Evidence¶

Sora Chi-Fang Huang 2026¶

Sora Chi-Fang Huang, Zhi-Hong Chen, Yu-Tzu Lin. (2026). Enhancing inhibition ability through situational training games: effectiveness, motivation and experience. Education Tech Research Dev 74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10593-3

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Paired-sample t-test within the casual game condition (n = 38) on Trail Making Test scores. The test showed a large effect size, Cohen’s d = 0.81 (t (37) = 4.98, p < .001).

"for the casual game condition, inhibition ability significantly decreased from pretest (M = 0.63, SD = 0.21) to posttest (M = 0.54, SD = 0.22), t (37) = 4.98, p < .001, Cohen’s d = 0.81, power = 1.00, showing a large effect size."

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