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Greta Munger is Professor of Psychology at Davidson College whose works include The History of Psychology: Fundamental Questions. Dave Munger is co-founder and editor of ResearchBlogging.org and a columnist on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM. And yes, he is married to Greta.
Category: Research
[Originally posted January, 2007] Nearly all video games that offer a first-person perspective -- where the view on-screen simulates what a real person would see as she navigates through the virtual environment -- also include a virtual map to help...
Posted by Dave Munger at 12:31 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: Research
A few weeks ago, a new study made headlines in major newspapers across the country: Study Finds Some Youths 'Addicted' to Video Games, proclaimed the Washington Post. The Post article cited a figure of 8.5 percent of gamers age 8-18...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:10 PM • 19 Comments •
Category: Research
One of the most controversial topics here on Cognitive Daily is whether playing video games can lead to aggressive behavior or violence -- and one of the most dramatic demonstrations of the impact of violent video games was a 2000...
Posted by Dave Munger at 11:38 AM • 30 Comments •
Category: Research
There's lots of evidence that most TV isn't beneficial to toddlers, and it may even be harmful. But can't kids learn from TV too? Isn't that supposed to be what shows like Teletubbies, Barney, and Sesame street are all about?...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:33 PM • 29 Comments •
Category: Video Games / Technology
When Jim and Nora were toddlers, they were huge fans of everything Disney. Here they're wearing their Disney pajamas as they play next to their Seven Dwarves figurines, underneath their TV, which was frequently used to watch Disney videos. We...
Posted by Dave Munger at 4:59 PM • 12 Comments •
Category: Research
Take a look at this video: You may have seen it before -- it's the work of a CGI animation studio that takes the motions of human actors and turns them into animated models, giving them the ability to put...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:17 PM • 7 Comments •
Category: Research
When Jim was 12 or 13, he seemed to want to watch almost every R-rated movie that came out. PG-13 movies were okay, and PG and G-rated movies were beneath his dignity. Was he simply interested in these movies because...
Posted by Dave Munger at 2:30 PM • 13 Comments •
Category: Research
One big problem with many of the studies of video game violence is that they compare different games. Sure, people might behave more aggressively after playing Carmaggeddon instead of Tetris -- they're completely different games! What would be more impressive...
Posted by Dave Munger at 12:02 PM • 29 Comments •
Category: Research
When we're in a crowded space, making visual judgments becomes more difficult. But it doesn't take much to trigger a crowding effect. Clicking on the picture below will take you to a quick movie (QuickTime required) that should demonstrate the...
Posted by Dave Munger at 2:21 PM • 9 Comments •
Category: Research
Last year we discussed a great deal of research about the gender disparity in math and science. Even while women are more successful overall in school than men, in certain fields there is a very large deficit in the number...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:03 PM • 33 Comments •
