Scientific Heroes: Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas Foster Players' Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning
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Carlos Mauricio Castaño Díaz, Birgit Dorner, 
Heinrich Hussmann, Jan-Willem StrijbosAuthors Info & Claims
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Abstract
Based on in-game behaviour, eye tracking data, and cued retrospective reports, the present study aims to evaluate how commercial video games, specifically Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas can foster hypothetico-deductive reasoning in everyday life contexts. At the same time, it aims to locate in-game behaviour patterns serving as indicators of hypothetico-deductive traits. The studies take place in a simulated-naturalistic environment using both an exploratory and a microgenetic design.
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