Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design

Read this sentence from paragraph 1.

The dragon rises above me, breathing flames into the night air.

What is another correct way to write this sentence?

• The dragon rose above me and breathes flames, into the night air.

• Breathing flames into the night air, the dragon rises above me

• At night the fire-breathing dragon, risen above me into air.

• The dragon has risen above me, and was breathing flames into the night air.

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Which two phrases from paragraph 4 help the reader understand the meaning of effortless?

• 1- easy to complete

  2- performance is automatic

• 1- flow state

  2- performance is automatic

• 1- his state of mind

  2- wholly focused

• 1- wholly focused

  2- performance is automatic

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The author most likely wrote this selection to —

• explain how to excel at playing video games

• explain the process of video game development

• explain challenges people face when playing video games

• explain why video games are so popular

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The author includes the section title “Challenge” to show —

• why video games require skill in order to be finished

• why people try to quickly complete the challenges in a video game

• why people purchase so many different types of video games

• why video games increase in difficulty as players become more skilled

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What tone does the author create by comparing our brains to backpacks in paragraph 6?

• Conversational

• Humorous

• Hopeful

• Skeptical

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Which word or phrase from the text in paragraph 9 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word focus?

• flashlight beam

• irrelevant info

• disoriented

• unmotivated

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The phrase goals without rewards are like pancakes without maple syrup in paragraph 11 is an example of a —

• metaphor illustrating the role of rewards in gaming

• simile emphasizing the importance of rewards

• personification of pancakes to highlight the rewards earned

• hyperbole exaggerating the need for rewards in life

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The author includes the detail about micro-rewards in paragraph 13 to explain —

• how gamers like to focus on the ultimate goal at all times

• how focus helps to create flow for gamers

• how rewards from small tasks lead to accomplishing big goals

• how the brain produces the chemical dopamine

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Which idea does the information in the section titled “Psychological Edge” support?

• Video games without defined endings are more fun to play.

• Video games are better when played with friends.

• Customize the difficulty of a video game to enjoy it more.

• Always try to play video games on the most challenging setting.

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Goals are built into games to keep us coming back for more.

• its subjective point of view

• its objective point of view

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