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What is the theme or main idea of this passage?
Discussing research behind the relationship between playing video games and well-being
What does "peer review" mean?
a group of scientists research is evaluated by other scientists who work in the field
Would you participate in a study like this? Why or why not?
What did scientists hope to learn from this study?
Get a better understanding of how playing video games impacts player's behaviors & feelings of well-being
What does a psychiatrist do?
a doctor who studies illnesses of the mind
What argument would you make for this debate? Do you think video games are connected to mental health?
What has been a challenge in conducting studies such as this one? Why?
Lack of transparency from game makers, they are unwilling to share information about players with researchers
What did the study find has more of an impact on mental well-being? Happiness related to the game or time spent playing the game?
Happiness you feel while playing the game
What could have been added to this study so that researchers could have received more information?
Why have video games become more popular and of more use during the pandemic?
There are more restrictions on public life
What is correlational data?
two factors studied in this experiment are related in a specific way
Where was most of this research conducted?
What were some of the games that participants from the study played?
Plants vs. Zombies, Battle for Neighborville, Animal Crossing
What were the main findings of this study?
emotional well-being & video game playtime are correlated, not exactly causal though; there is not enough information yet, more studies should be done
Name one thing you learned or you think is interesting from this article.