- Training Design Paradigm
- Key Success Factors
- Effects of Task Variability
- Effects of Task Difficulty
- Effects of Stress
- Effects of Motivation
- Effects of Arousal
- Effects of Feedback
- Effects of Music and Learning
- Sustainability of Brain Training
- Training Transferability
- Key Characteristics of Brain Training
- Effects of Exercise
- Effects of Exercise
- Effects of Sleep
- Resiliency
- Critics of Brain Training
Research indicates that extremely low and extremely high levels of arousal result in poor learning gain. Extremely low arousal results in errors of omission – being forgetful and unable to focus and concentrate on important things. Over-aroused individuals tend to lose proper restraint and act impulsively (Howard, 2006). Instruction should be engineered to generate the optimal level of arousal (Green & Bavelier, 2008). Apparently, the optimal level of arousal is task dependent. A high level of arousal works best for simple tasks, while a low level of arousal is more appropriate when performing complex tasks (Howard, 2006).