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Solomons Snap Judgements

Who needs Judge Judy? This seems like a pretty cut and dry case to me... ~ K. Solomon This group piece requires you to have brought in sources from the current project. If you have none, find others who have no sources, or were absent, and finish this task outside of class. When you have a partner, trade sources and fill out the following ( and YOU MUST FILL OUT BOTH PARTS OF EACH ITEM!), please and thank you: Your Name: Lindsi McClellan Partners Name: N/A You have 7 sources of the how many? Describe your ideal source for this project: My ideal source for this project would be one with some studies under its belt and maybe a few statistics from surveys or tests to support/argue the benefits of video games. Each source is clearly related or relevant to the topic stated above? If yes, state which is best; if no, state which arent: -All of the sources are like my ideal source, and the best would have to be the PsychCentral article. It has the most studies on one particular game that the group developed, and I LOVE the consistency that the game does what it claims every time. -The only source that does not have the statistics and studies done themselves is the PBS one. She is merely pulling the two arguments together on stress and bringing in a psychologist to not even give a real answer other than moderation when gaming. Each source is clearly owned (identify writer/editor/sponsor)? If yes, which is most clearly owned; if no, state which arent: -The one most clearly owned is the electronic book by the APA. When you pull it up APA is clearly printed across the top. -The one that is the most unclear is the Ted Talk one with Dr. Bavelier. It is her Ted Talk, and Hult Media simply gives a written document of what she is saying on their website. Each sources owner/sponsor has clear credentials? If yes, state the best example of this; if no, state which dont: -Again, the APA is the top in this category. Every page is clear and to the point and they are the APA after all. There is no missing information and they cite everything they use. They do not take credit for information that is not theirs. -The may have one of the best sources for the article they wrote, but Hult Media does not have any reputation for being good reporters as far as I know. They are a school newspaper, so they not be one hundred percent clear on what they are reporting. I have never even heard of them before. Same goes for the Journal Sentinel Online out of Wisconsin. Each source is fairly recent? If yes, which is most recent; if no, state which is oldest: 5 of the 7 sources are within 3 years of being published. Only 2 are older than 3 years. -The most recent source I have is the JS Online article. -The oldest I have is the NCBI article. 7 required. If extra sources are present,

Each source is viable as academic content (it is great stuff)? If yes, which is strongest; if no, state which arent/why: -The one with the most content would have to be the PsychCentral regarding the smiley face game. Yes, it may only focus on one useful thing about video games, but at least it has consistent evidence back it up. -The one that isnt the strongest would have to be the JSOnline article because it is talking about a great use for games, but just kind of falls flat and has no real study behind it and no real Im going to try and help this cause feeling. It just states the advantages of using games for psychotherapy and thats it. No real argument either. Which source has the highest, overall quality? Why? The NCBI article has to be the highest quality article I have. It is from the government, gives an argument for both sides, and has their list of sources at the bottom. It is the most sound I article I have since the information is coming straight from their labs and not hearsay.

Which source has the weakest, overall quality? Why? The WSJ article I have is the weakest in quality. Information seems to have been literally thrown into the article with no regard for where it landed. There are no real outside sources other than for the pictures, so it seems to be biased and not done well at all. It is a mess and hard to wrap your mind around!

At least one source has a clearly differing viewpoint/perspective from the others? Which one? How shown so? The Ted Talk video via Hult Media has the most differing view point. Yes, it is still saying that video games can be good in moderation. However, it goes for a totally different approach with strictly talking about what happens in the brain when you play a video game. Every other article has some comment about the physical and psychological changes that can happen, but Dr. Bavelier just sticks to the neuroscience and how parts of the brain change with the right amount of gaming. Overall, you consider these sources to be of Poor, Average, Good, Excellent, or Superior Quality? Why? I only consider these sources to be excellent because there are a lot of inconsistent studies and research out there. It is hard to find an article that does not have the same half-finished research another has. I do not believe there has been a long enough period to get real, firm results on whether video games are good or not to play. Most of the people in these articles agreed that the moderation of gaming was the best course of action at this time. Until there is a long term study completed, or someone comes out with a way to make video games only good with no side effects, there is not final verdict on this topic. Of course, there may never be a firm answer with scientists still changing their minds back and forth that eggs are good and then not good for you. I think, solely on these sources, I should earn a grade of 90, because.... I tried to find sources that were from reputable companies or sponsors and it was a difficult job because every gamer has something to say about this topic. I could not find any hard as rock evidence one way or another, but at least the semi-firm answer of moderation is there in regards to video games being beneficial to your health. I do have some older sources, but the fact that it is 2013 and people have still not found a solid answer leads me to believe that these studies and statistics still hold some ground.

Questions to pose to the instructor, if any: (what do you want to ask me) APA source that I have looks like a book, but has no real publisher or city it was published in. I did not know whether to cite it as an e-book or just a website like the rest. Also, can you send me an email with the Intervention episode with the guy addicted to video games? I could never find it!