Effects of video-game play on information processing: A meta-analytic investigation
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Effects of video-game play on information processing: a meta-analytic investigation.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1069-9384,1531-5320
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-013-0418-z