Overestimation of Action-Game Training Effects: Publication Bias and Salami Slicing
Does playing action video games improve performance on tests of cognitive ability? A recent meta-analysis (Bediou et al., 2018a) summarized the available evidence and concluded that it can. Their analysis, however, did not adequately correct for publication bias. We re-analyzed the same set of studi...
Main Authors: | Joseph Hilgard, Giovanni Sala, Walter R. Boot, Daniel J. Simons |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of California Press
2019-07-01
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Series: | Collabra: Psychology |
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Online Access: | https://www.collabra.org/articles/231 |
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