What Does the Research Say About Using Computer Based Simulation

question 32

Multiple Choice

What does the research say about using computer based simulation and games to learn?

• A) Students like them but they are not very effective
• B) Students like them and they have found to be effective
• C) Simulation exercises are helpful but digital games are not
• D) Digital games are helpful but simulation exercises are not

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Definitions:

Overcrowding

A condition in which a space contains more people than can comfortably or safely accommodate, often leading to stress and health issues.

GAS

General Adaptation Syndrome, a model describing the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress, inclusive of the stages alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Resistance

In psychology, resistance is the unwillingness or inability of a patient in psychotherapy to engage with certain memories, feelings, or thoughts that are deemed painful or distressing.

Stress

The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging.