The 5 Psychological Differences Between Gamers Vs Normal People

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The 5 Psychological Differences Between Gamers
Vs Normal People
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• As human beings, we have the inherent needs to
  relatedness, competitiveness and autonomy.
• Anything that has a combination of those three
  qualities is appealing to our mind.
• Games provide us with full autonomy, boosts our
  competitive instincts and also gives a sense of
  relatedness with our opponents.

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• Therefore, numerous people around the world enjoy
  playing games on a frequent basis.
• Gamers are the people who are pretty good at one
  or more games that they play. Getting better at a
  game basically unbars new areas of our brain and
  gives it more functionality.
• There are some fundamental psychological
  differences between a gamer and a normal person.

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1.Improved Cognitive Faculties

• All games are based on a quest that needs to be
  completed in order to win the game.
• Hence, they involve numerous challenges and
  hurdles that needs planning, speed and proper
  execution to achieve.
• For example, Rummy card game requires you to
  create valid sets and sequences with the cards at
  your hand.

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• You must lose all the cards at your hands before
  your opponents. Therefore, a gamers mind is
  immersed in this experience and with practice,
  becomes much more cognitively capable.
• For example, gamers are much better at
  visual-spatial skills, task-switching etc. when
  compared to normal people.

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2. Better Control Self-Awareness

• Since gamers are invested entirely in the games
  scenario to attain the motive, they get much
  better over time at controlling their thoughts
  and instincts.
• For example, when playing Rummy, you must have
  the skill to guess the cards at your opponents
  hands and plan ahead so as to strongly control
  the game.

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• Also, gamers are much more self-aware because
  they always know their stand. In Rummy, a player
  can tell if he/she will win the game based on the
  last few moves.
• Therefore, gamers have greater control and
  self-awareness in contrast to normal people.

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3.Efficient Problem Solving Skills

• Games are essentially a puzzle or a problem that
  a player must solve very efficiently so as to
  attain a high score and win.
• However, these problems are not that easy to
  solve. It takes a lot of planning and
  contemplation before making a move since each
  move has its consequences.

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• For example, players take a while before moving a
  chess piece or dropping a particular card in
  rummy and in that moment they examine all
  possible outcomes of their action.
• Therefore, due to this habit gamers are able to
  solve everyday problems much more effectively
  than non-gamers.

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4. Reduced Sensitivity to Fear Surprise

• According to a recent study, a group of gamers
  and non-gamers were observed by subjecting them
  to a scary virtual reality game.
• While noting the performance, the fear and
  surprise levels of the participants were also
  measured.

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• After analysis, it was found that non-gamers were
  much more sensitive to fear and surprise, while
  gamers showed reduced sensitivity to those
  emotions

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5. Better Stress Handling

• The process of cracking the code of a game and
  then going on to win it is a stressful process.
  There are numerous things that can go wrong with
  any wrong move you make.
• However, by upping the levels of a complicated
  game, gamers become much more adept in handling
  stressful situations.

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• Also, when a game is won, our basic need for
  appreciation is recognised and our brain releases
  dopamine.
• Therefore, gamers use the flow of games to handle
  their negative emotions better than normal
  people.
• Verdict A gamers brain is comparatively more
  responsive to non-gamers. Although, the positives
  are only beneficial if you are not spending an
  ungodly amount of time over it.

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• Becoming a gamer and unlocking your brains
  great potential is possible while playing in
  moderation.
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