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The Mere Presence of a Cell Phone May be Distracting Implications for Attention and Task Performance
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Thornton, Bill Faires, Alyson Robbins, Maija Rollins, Eric |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Research consistently demonstrates the active use of cell phones, whether talking or texting, to be distracting and contributes to diminished performance when multitasking (e.g., distracted driving or walking). Recent research also has indicated that simply the presence of a cell phone and what it might represent (i.e., social connections, broader social network, etc.) can be similarly distracting and have negative consequences in a social interaction. Results of two studies reported here provide further evidence that the ‘‘mere presence’’ of a cell phone may be sufficiently distracting to produce diminished attention and deficits in task-performance, especially for tasks with greater attentional and cognitive demands. The implications for such an unintended negative consequence may be quite wide-ranging (e.g., productivity in school and |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
