Past research shows that videogame play appears to be effective in improving performance on visual, spatial, and motor tasks. In this experiment 20 subjects, 5 male and 15 female, were pre- and posttested for reaction time speed over 20 trials. The experimental group received a 15-min. practice treatment interval on an Atari 2600 videogame system between the two test sessions. Analysis using the reaction time differences confirmed the hypothesis that videogame play decreases reaction time.
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