Video game playing: its effects on divided attention, encoding and retrieval processes of human memory

Skills of divided attention are important to perform a multitude of tasks. However, there is a dearth of previous research that has investigated means to improve these skills. The present study investigated the use of video games as a training tool to enhance skills of divided attention, explored the influence of video game tiaining on the encoding and retrieval processes of human memory, and thirdly, examined the differential influence of video game training and the process of divided attention on the encoding and retrieval processes of memory.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

phd

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Victoria University

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Satyen, Lata

• 1701 Psychology
• School of Social Sciences and Psychology

Language dc:language

en