From smartphones to social media : how technology affects our brains and behavior /
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Santa Barbara, California :
Greenwood, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Social Relationships; Case Study: When the Internet First Visited Home; Introduction; Talking Face-to-Face and Friendships; Trends in Empathy; Prosocial Behavior; Effects with Special Populations; Conclusion; Interview with an Expert: Dr. Kaveri Subrahmanyam; 2. Physical Aggression; Case Study: The Debate over Violent Video Gaming and Mass Shootings; Introduction; Effects of Violent Media on Our Physiology; Effects on Aggressive Thoughts and Emotions; Aggressive Behavior; Controversy over Violent Media Effects.
- ConclusionInterview with an Expert: Dr. Jeanne Brockmyer; 3. Electronic Aggression; Case Study: What Is Koobface?; Introduction; Cyberbullying; Online Privacy and Risky Online Behaviors; The Perils of Youth; Other Aggressive Behaviors; Mass Attacks; Individualized Attacks; Conclusion; Interview with an Expert: Dr. Robin Kowalski; 4. Dating and Sexual Behavior; Case Study: When You Accidentally Hook a "Catfish; Introduction; Romance; Sexting; Sexual Knowledge and Intercourse; Pornography; Conclusion; Interview with an Expert: Dr. Michelle Drouin; 5. Information and Attention.
- Case Study: Texting in the ClassroomIntroduction; The Information Age; Affordances; Human Information Processing and Attention; Devices That Afford Multitasking; Cognitive Load and Allocation of Attention; Other Technology Effects on Attention; The Reward System; Visual Attention and Processing; Conclusion; Interview with an Expert: Dr. Larry D. Rosen; 6. Higher-Order Processes; Case Study: When Self-Regulation Fails: Cell Phones and Driving; Introduction; The Higher-Order Process of Critical Thinking; Decision-Making; Reasoning; Computer Literacy; The Flow State.
- Restoration and Rejuvenation of Cognitive FunctionsConclusion; Interview with an Expert: Dr. Nancy A. Cheever; 7. Reading and Writing; Case Study: Text Messaging with Ferocious Velocity; Introduction; Print versus Digital Reading; The Mental Challenge of Reading; Effects on Reading Skills; Displacement Effects; Writing; Changes in Language; New Kinds of Written Products; Issues around Literacy Development; Additional Issues Related to Writing; Conclusion; Interview with an Expert: Dr. Beverly A. Plester; 8. School Learning; Case Study: Khan Academy-Putting Math Information Online.
- IntroductionImpact on Modalities of Instruction; Taking into Account How Learning Works; Technology Distractions in the Classroom; Studying and Learning outside of Class; Smartphones and SNSs: Two Culprits; Motivation and Affect; Improving Math and Science Knowledge and Skills; Improving Critical Thinking Skills; Conclusion; Interview with an Expert: Dr. Laura L. Bowman; 9. Emotions; Case Study: Elation and Dejection during the Big Election; Introduction; Basic Emotions and the Brain; Expressing, Processing, and Spreading Emotions Online; Sadness, Depression, and Self-Harm; Jealousy and Envy.