CELL PHONES AND YOUR BRAIN

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Questions:

  1. How much do you rely on your cell phone? What do you use it for?
  2. Do you feel anxious if deprived of your cell phone? If so, why? 
  3. Do you sometimes find yourself checking your phone over and over without any intention of doing so?
  4. In what ways is the cell phone useful to you? In what ways is it damaging? 
  5. How would you feel if you were unable to look at your phone for a full hour and fifteen minutes (be honest!) 

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Works Cited

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Haynes, Trevor. “Dopamine, Smartphones & You: A Battle for Your Time.” Science in the News, Harvard University , 30 Apr. 2018, sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2018/dopamine-smartphones-battle-time/.

Kuznekoff, Jeffrey H. “Mobile Phone Behavior in the College Classroom: Effects on Student Learning and Implications for Students and Teachers.” Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior, 2013, pp. 648–657., doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8239-9.ch054.

Ward, Adrian F., et al. “Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity.” Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, vol. 2, no. 2, 2017, pp. 140–154., doi:10.1086/691462.