Psy12 Unit 3 Lesson 2 Check-in

Who aimed to test the effects of computer game training on working memory and attention problems?

• Klingberg et al.

• Kuhn et al.

• West et al.

Kuhn et al. aimed to study the effects of video game playing on the brain in older adults.

• True

• False

Who wanted to see if time spent playing video games is correlated with teenagers' brain volume?

• West et al.

• Klingberg et al.

• Simons et al.

• Kuhn et al.

Kuhn et al. found

• a positive correlation between cortical thickness and video gaming duration

• an increased grey matter in the hippocampi of older adults who played Super Mario

• a significant improvement in the working memory capacity of children with ADHD in the treatment group

How does West et al.'s study complement Klingberg et al.'s study?

• by focusing on children who are not diagnosed with ADHD

• by focusing on older adults

• by using a correlational study

Who used MRI scans in their study?

• Kuhn et al. and Simons et a.

• Kuhn et al. and West et al.

• Kuhn et al. and Klingberg et al.

• Klingberg et al. and Simons et al.

One limitation of Klingberg et al.'s study is that it does not explain why computer game training might have a positive effect on working memory.

• True

• False

Match the authors' names with the research method used in the study.

• Comprehensive literature review

• Kuhn et al.

• True experiment

• Klingberg et al.

• Correlational study

• Simons et al.

According to​ (a)   playing computer games can have a​ (b)   effect on brain development, even in older adults.

• West et al.
• Kuhn et al.
• Klingberg et al.
• positive
• negative

Why might computer games have a positive effect on working memory?

• because they help the development of the vmPFC

• because they help the development of the dlPFC