Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : defining the issue and the structure of this book / Paul Atchley and Sean Lane
  • A general framework for understanding the impact of information technology on human experience / Paul Atchley, Sean Lane, and Kacie Mennie
  • I. How information technology influences behavior and emotion
  • Digital distraction : what makes the internet and smartphone so addictive? / David N. Greenfield
  • Information technology and its impact on emotional well-being / Steven G. Greening, Kacie Mennie, and Sean Lane
  • II. How information technology influences cognition and performance
  • Information technology and learning / Kevin Yee
  • "Say cheese!" : how taking and viewing photos can shape memory and cognition / Linda A. Henkel, Robert A. Nash, and Justin A. Paton
  • The multitasking motorist and the attention economy / David L. Strayer, Douglas Getty, Francesco Biondi, and Joel M. Cooper
  • III. Getting away and looking forward
  • How nature helps replenish our depleted cognitive reserves and improves mood by increasing activation of the brain's default mode network / Rachel J. Hopman, Ruth Ann Atchley, Paul Atchley, and David L. Strayer
  • Charting a way forward : navigating the attention economy / Sean Lane, Paul Atchley, and Kacie Mennie.