Spatial Contextual Cueing, Assessed in a Computerized Task, Is Not a Limiting Factor for Expert Performance in the Domain of Team Sports or Action Video Game Playing

Schmidt, Anne; Geringswald, Franziska; Pollmann, Stefan

doi:10.1007/s41465-018-0096-x

“…The distance between the displays and the eyes remains constant across participants and room lighting has no influence on the test. Compared to other studies with larger search displays ([ 5 ]), search times have increased. However, the scope of the search displays used here cannot be reached by monitors or projectors.…”

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confidence: 68%

“…In prior studies of contextual cueing, the complete target-distractor configuration was presented within the field of view of the participants. Even in experiments that used projection systems to create somewhat larger displays [ 5 ], head movements were not necessarily used, because human observers can scan a field of view (FOV) of ca. 180

, using eye movements to bring more peripheral parts of the FOV into focus.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contextual-Cueing beyond the Initial Field of View—A Virtual Reality Experiment

Marek

¹

,

Pollmann

²

2020

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In visual search, participants can incidentally learn spatial target-distractor configurations, leading to shorter search times for repeated compared to novel configurations. Usually, this is tested within the limited visual field provided by a computer monitor. While contextual cueing is typically investigated on two-dimensional screens, we present for the first time an implementation of a classic contextual cueing task (search for a T-shape among L-shapes) in a three-dimensional virtual environment. This enabled us to test if the typical finding of incidental learning of repeated search configurations, manifested by shorter search times, would hold in a three-dimensional virtual reality (VR) environment. One specific aspect that was tested by combining virtual reality and contextual cueing was if contextual cueing would hold for targets outside the initial field of view (FOV), requiring head movements to be found. In keeping with two-dimensional search studies, reduced search times were observed after the first epoch and remained stable in the remaining experiment. Importantly, comparable search time reductions were observed for targets both within and outside of the initial FOV. The results show that a repeated distractors-only configuration in the initial FOV can guide search for target locations requiring a head movement to be seen.

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“…A number of cross-sectional studies involved groups with unmatched gender ratios (i.e., difference greater than 20%). In these cases, we restricted the analysis to only male participants whenever possible (e.g., Kowal et al, 2018;Schmidt et al, 2018Schmidt et al, , 2019Unsworth et al, 2015;Wong & Chang, 2018). If the information reported in the article was either missing, incomplete, or ambiguous, authors were contacted to obtain additional information necessary for effect size computation or moderator coding.…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of action video game play on cognitive skills: A meta-analysis.

Bediou¹,

Rodgers²,

Tipton³

et al. 2023

Technology, Mind, and Behavior

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The possibility that playing action video games is associated with enhancements in certain aspects of cognitive function has attracted significant interest from researchers in education, psychology, and neuroscience.Previous meta-analyses indicated an overall positive relationship between action video game play and cognitive skills. However, follow-up to this previous work is warranted, not only because the amount of data has grown significantly since previous meta-analyses were conducted, but also because previous work left several issues unresolved (e.g., certain meta-analytic procedures). We conducted a literature search using predefined keywords and inclusion criteria to identify studies that examined the relationship between action video game play and cognitive skills. Data from (a) 105 cross-sectional studies (221 effect sizes) and (b) 28 intervention studies with an active control group (91 effect sizes) were analyzed separately via meta-analytic models for dependent effect sizes with robust variance estimates for correlated and hierarchical effects (CHE) and small-sample corrections. Consistent with our hypotheses, action video game players outperformed nonvideo game players in the cross-sectional meta-analysis (large effect, g = 0.64, 95% CI [0.53, 0.74]). Action video game play was causally related to improvements in cognitive skills in the intervention meta-analysis (small effect, g = 0.30, 95% CI [0.11, 0.50]). Publication bias was detected in the cross-sectional data set, with sensitivity analysis showing high heterogeneous estimates of the average unbiased effect. Publication bias was not detected in the intervention data set, but sensitivity analyses also point to heterogeneity. No significant moderators were found for either data set; however, this may be limited by small sample sizes.

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“…A number of cross-sectional studies involved groups with unmatched gender ratios (i.e., difference greater than 20%). In these cases, we restricted the analysis to only male participants whenever possible (e.g., Kowal et al, 2018;Schmidt et al, 2018Schmidt et al, , 2019Unsworth et al, 2015;Wong & Chang, 2018). If the information reported in the article was either missing, incomplete, or ambiguous, authors were contacted to obtain additional information necessary for effect size computation or moderator coding.…”

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confidence: 99%

Supplemental Material for Effects of action video game play on cognitive skills: A meta-analysis.

Bediou¹,

Rodgers²,

Tipton³

et al. 2023

Technology, Mind, and Behavior

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The possibility that playing action video games is associated with enhancements in certain aspects of cognitive function has attracted significant interest from researchers in education, psychology, and neuroscience.Previous meta-analyses indicated an overall positive relationship between action video game play and cognitive skills. However, follow-up to this previous work is warranted, not only because the amount of data has grown significantly since previous meta-analyses were conducted, but also because previous work left several issues unresolved (e.g., certain meta-analytic procedures). We conducted a literature search using predefined keywords and inclusion criteria to identify studies that examined the relationship between action video game play and cognitive skills. Data from (a) 105 cross-sectional studies (221 effect sizes) and (b) 28 intervention studies with an active control group (91 effect sizes) were analyzed separately via meta-analytic models for dependent effect sizes with robust variance estimates for correlated and hierarchical effects (CHE) and small-sample corrections. Consistent with our hypotheses, action video game players outperformed nonvideo game players in the cross-sectional meta-analysis (large effect, g = 0.64, 95% CI [0.53, 0.74]). Action video game play was causally related to improvements in cognitive skills in the intervention meta-analysis (small effect, g = 0.30, 95% CI [0.11, 0.50]). Publication bias was detected in the cross-sectional data set, with sensitivity analysis showing high heterogeneous estimates of the average unbiased effect. Publication bias was not detected in the intervention data set, but sensitivity analyses also point to heterogeneity. No significant moderators were found for either data set; however, this may be limited by small sample sizes.

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Spatial Contextual Cueing, Assessed in a Computerized Task, Is Not a Limiting Factor for Expert Performance in the Domain of Team Sports or Action Video Game Playing

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Contextual-Cueing beyond the Initial Field of View—A Virtual Reality Experiment

Contextual-Cueing beyond the Initial Field of View—A Virtual Reality Experiment

Effects of action video game play on cognitive skills: A meta-analysis.

Supplemental Material for Effects of action video game play on cognitive skills: A meta-analysis.

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