Garc’a, et al.
Relation between Virtual Reality Videogame Childrenâs Cognitive Appraisal and theirs Videogames Preference
L. Javier Bojorge Garc’a and Serafin Mercado Domenech
Facultad de Psicolog’a, UNAM
Videogames (VG) are one of the main entertainment de vices used and enjoyed by children and teenagers; on the average the dictates 2 hrs per day to them (Alcelay, 1993, Bojorge 2000, Huston, 1999; Jenkins, 2000; Kahrmadji, 1999, Myers, 1992). This enjoyment thatâs some time riches the addiction level was attributed to Greenfield, (1994); Loftus and Loftus (1983), among others to the number, intensity and contingency or the gameâs constituents, which work in the manner of reinforcements. However the gameâs elements usual in the 70âs-80âs are hardly present in these centuries VG. Base on Lazarus and Folkmanâs 1986 transactional stress model we conjecture that the fondness for VG is directed related to the cognitive appraisal of the subject. Hypothesis: subject will prefer the VG whose level of difficulty was been jugged as challenging and avoided those perceive as overflowing there capacities. We used an intentional sample of 60 students. Cognitive appraisal measures throw a questionnaire. Level of preference assessed trough a test. Results: subjects prefer a get engaged to those VG that challenge their capacities but avoided those that are assessed as to difficult.
Biographies:
Mtro. Luis Javier Bojorge Garc’a.
I was born in MŽxico City, MŽxico in April 16th 1970, I studied my under graduate degree in Psychology at Universidad Nacional Aut—noma de MŽxico graduated in 1997, I got my Master degree at the same university in Environmental Psychology in 2001. I was External Assessor at Secretaria de Educaci—n Publica. I was Professor at Universidad Nacional Aut—noma de MŽxico. I was professor at the first school of the Gobierno del Distrito Federal High School System and I was part of the Internal Council and later Principal of the same School. My role as academic was to make the Planeaci—n y Organizaci—n Del Estudio Studyâs Program and as a Principal to make the line to Certification Process for the full system. In 1998 I became subsecretary of Promotion and Diffusion at Asociaci—n Mexicana de Profesionales de la Orientaci—n and since august 2002 I has been titular of the same secretary. I am pioneer in the development of Virtual Environmental Psychology. I heaved published 2 papers in journals and published 4 studyâs manuals. Actually Iâm student in the Doctoral program in psychology the research line in Virtual Environmental Psychology.
Dr. Serafin Mercado Domenech
I was born in MŽxico City, MŽxico in March 25th, 1939, I studied my under graduate degree in Psychology at Universidad Nacional Aut—noma de MŽxico graduated in 1964, I got my PhD. at University of Texas at Austin in Educational Psychology in 1971. I was Professor at Universidad de Veracruz and I was head of the department of psychology and later Dean of the School of Science at the same university. In 1969 I became professor of psychology at the Universidad Nacional Aut—noma de MŽxico. I have been head of the Department, head of the Graduate Division, Academic Secretary. My role as academic has been to open up the cognitive view in psychology, and the development of psychology as a science. I studied the graduate departments in Educational Psychology, General Experimental Psychology and I Îm pioneer in the development of Environmental Psychology. I heaved published about 50 papers in journals and published 4 books. Actually Iâm professor in the Doctoral program in psychology the research line in Environmental Psychology.
Email address:
Mtro. Luis Javier Bojorge Garc’a
mtro_javier_bojorge@hotmail.com
Dr. Serafin Mercado Domenech
sjoel@servidor.unam.mx
sfmercad@prodigy.net.mx
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