No, really it’s actual advice that researchers at Texas Tech University give us. If a student is feeling bad about scoring poorly on an exam which he may or may not have prepared adequately for, it may be a good idea for him to play a video game he enjoys.

The positive feedback that playing the video game well brings to the student will be able to help mitigate the negative self image feelings that the student got due to scoring bad marks. The reason this happens is because playing the game well reaffirms the student’s ability to do well in an area that is important to them.

John Velez, assistant professor at the Department of Journalism & Electronic Media in the Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication, says that parents need to praise their children’s video game playing abilities. Instead of criticizing them for playing all the time and ignoring studies.

This helps the students accept that as they spend more time on the game they do well playing it, so if they spent more time doing studies their grades will also improve. Changing study habits for the students would be easier if they were able to come to this conclusion on their own, said the results of this science project.