Nonfiction Review S2

What is the main idea of, "Action Gaming and Quick Thinking"?

• Video gaming can make you better at decision making.

• Video gaming has a negative effect on how quickly you make decisions.

• Men who video game can make better decisions than women who video game.

• Video gaming can help people make quick decisions.

Men and women have differing benefits when playing video games.

• True

• False

Who conducted the research?

• Alan Castel

• Stephen Ornes

• Daphne Bavelier

Why is Daphne Bavelier a credible source for this research?

• She is a professor at the University of Rochester.

• She is an expert on video gaming.

• She owns her own video gaming company and has spent her money studying this topic.

What would make this study better if it was conducted again?

• Including women in the study.

• Having men compete against women in video games.

• Have gamers and non-gamers in the study.

• Have both groups play video games.

What piece of evidence to support the main idea: "Video gaming makes people faster at decision making."?

• "As in the first experiment, the men and women who played action games were faster on the dot and sound tests."

• "All the men were asked to look at a computer screen and do a simple test."

• "You have to pass all the levels, collect all the right objects, watch every corner of every room and listen carefully."

• "You never know where trouble is brewing, but you know it's out there somewhere."

What is the purpose of this article?

• To pursued

• To entertain

• To inform

• To sell

What were the ages of the participants in the first study?

• 26

• 19-20

• 13-20

• 20

If someone called this article biased what might one reason be?

• It does not include the types of games played.

• It says women are worse video gamers.

• It does not include elderly participants.

• It does not mention any negatives to video gaming.

How many hours did the participants play video games in the 2nd study?

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 50 minutes

• 50 hour