No. But it is interesting how a little article in the Psychonomics journal "Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics" generated an article for the popular media. Here is the pop account: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/06/18/2147835/gamers-dont-dial-and-drive.html
And here a link to the original research article: http://www.springerlink.com/content/k7116k62242664p1/ Here is the reference and it is clear that one had to actually read the article to make the driving connection: Donohue, Sarah, James, Brittany, Eslick, Andrea, & Mitroff, Stephen (2012) Cognitive pitfall! Videogame players are not immune to dual-task costs. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 74(1) 1-7 Url: http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13414-012-0323-y Doi: 10.3758/s13414-012-0323-y -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18513 or send a blank email to leave-18513-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
