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The Thrill Is Gone, but You Might Not Know: Habituation and Generalization of Biophysiological and Self-reported Arousal Responses to Video Games

Matthew GrizzardCorrespondence[email protected].
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Ron Tamborini
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John L. Sherry
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René Weber
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Sujay Prabhu
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Lindsay Hahn
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Patrick Idzik
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Pages 64-87 | Published online: 24 Oct 2014

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Ewa Miedzobrodzka, Johanna C. van Hooff, Lydia Krabbendam & Elly A. Konijn. (2023) Desensitized gamers? Violent video game exposure and empathy for pain in adolescents – an ERP study. Social Neuroscience 18:6, pages 365-381.
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Lucas Lopes Ferreira de Souza & Ana Augusta Ferreira de Freitas. (2017) Consumer behavior of electronic games’ players: a study on the intentions to play and to pay. Revista de Administração 52:4, pages 419-430.
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