Video-game players have larger attention capacity
| Reference to Original Report of Finding | Green, C. S., & Bavelier, D. (2003). Action video-game modifies visual selective attention. Nature, 423, 534âÂÂ537. doi: 10.1038/ nature01647. |
| Title | Video-game players have larger attention capacity |
| If the original article contained multiple experiments, which one did you attempt to replicate? e.g., you might respond 'Study 1' or 'Experiment 4'. | Experiment 1 |
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| Brief Statement of Original Result | Experienced action video-game players showed distractor interference under higher perceptual load than did controls, indicating increased attentional capacity. |
| Type of Replication Attempted | Fairly Exact Replication |
| Result Type | Failure to Replicate |
| Difference? | Opposite Direction, .02 |
| Number of Subjects | 32 |
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| Year in which Replication Attempt was Made | 0000 |
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| Detailed Description of Method/Results |
Video game players (VGPs) and non players (NVGPs) were compared on flanker task, which involved identifying targets accompanied compatible or incompatible distractors under various levels of load. All participants showed significant effects of distractor compatibility at low load. At high load, NVGPs again showed a significant compatibility effect. VGPs showed a trend towards a negative validity effect. This was the reverse of the original findings. |
| Any Known Methodological Differences (between original and present study)? | Participants were recruited specifically for their video-game experience (for VGPs) or lack thereof (for NVGPs). The original article used a neutral distractor condition which we did not include. The original experiment used twice as many trials. |
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| Was this a Class Project? | No |
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| TAG: Attention TAG: JDM TAG: Language TAG: Learning TAG: Memory TAG: Perception TAG: Performance TAG: Problem Solving TAG: Social Cognition TAG: Social Psychology TAG: Thinking | |
