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Роля на видеоигрите върху умствената ротация и краткосрочната памет
The Impact of Video Games on Mental Rotation and Short-Term Memory

Author(s): Daniela Tasevska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Experimental Pschology
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: cognitive development; video games; mental rotation; short-term memory; academic achievement

Summary/Abstract: Play has always been an important part of a person‘s cognitive development process. Today with the advancement of personal computers, many people are into video games. The study outlines findings on the topic of the effects of video games on cognitive task performance, specifically mental rotation and short-term memory. All 91 participants (64 men, 27 women) were randomly recruited via Internet connection. They all played video games regularly. Data were collected and calculated appropriately using demographics, cognitive need, and video game playing, mental rotation, and memory tasks scales. After performing multiple correlation tests, difference tests, and regression analysis, the results showed a significant correlation between video game exposure time per week and better performance on mental rotation and memory tasks.

  • Issue Year: 31/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 103-123
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English, Bulgarian
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