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Psychological scientists Robert Weis and Brittany C. Cerankosky of Denison University sought to determine short-term effects of video-game ownership on learning development in young boys.
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The boys who received the video-game system at the beginning of the study also had significantly lower reading and writing scores four months later compared with the boys receiving the video-game system later on, the study observed.
The authors concluded: "Altogether, our findings suggest that video-game ownership may impair academic achievement for some boys in a manner that has real-world significance."
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