Learning From Video Games (And Everything Else) - The General Learning Model

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Research on the Psychological Effects of Video Games; 3. Domain-Specific Learning Theories; 4. The General Learning Model; 5. The Processes of Learning and Forgetting; 6. Summary and Implications; 7. Using the GLM to Address Controversies.

Summary

Video games can have many effects on players. Some areas of research have been seen as controversial, but many of the controversies can be at least partially resolved by considering the learning mechanisms underlying the effects. This Element describes the General Learning Model in greater detail than has been provided elsewhere.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas A. Gentile, Douglas A. (Iowa State University) Gentil Gentile, J. Ronald Gentile, Gentile Douglas A., Gentile J. Ronald
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.12.2021
• EAN: 9781108965934
• ISBN: 978-1-108-96593-4
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Applied Social Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Computing & Information Technology