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| Title |
Differential effects of wakeful rest, music and video game playing on working memory performance in the n-back task
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01683 |
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| Authors |
Maxim S. Kuschpel, Shuyan Liu, Daniel J. Schad, Stephan Heinzel, Andreas Heinz, Michael A. Rapp |
| Abstract |
The interruption of learning processes by breaks filled with diverse activities is common in everyday life. We investigated the effects of active computer gaming and passive relaxation (rest and music) breaks on working memory performance. Young adults were exposed to breaks involving (i) eyes-open resting, (ii) listening to music and (iii) playing the video game "Angry Birds" before performing the n-back working memory task. Based on linear mixed-effects modeling, we found that playing the "Angry Birds" video game during a short learning break led to a decline in task performance over the course of the task as compared to eyes-open resting and listening to music, although overall task performance was not impaired. This effect was associated with high levels of daily mind wandering and low self-reported ability to concentrate. These findings indicate that video games can negatively affect working memory performance over time when played in between learning tasks. We suggest further investigation of these effects because of their relevance to everyday activity. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 4 | 80% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 100 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Poland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 95 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 13% |
| Researcher | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 11 | 11% |
| Unknown | 16 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 43 | 43% |
| Neuroscience | 10 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 8% |
| Computer Science | 5 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 9% |
| Unknown | 21 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 February 2022.
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