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THE “PSYCHOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY”

THE “PSYCHOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY”. San Domenico School September 17, 2013 Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D. ABOUT ME. Father Professor Researcher Author Geek. TODAY’S TALK. Different Generations Use Different Amounts of Technology Multitasking Madness Your Brain! Resetting Your Brain.

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THE “PSYCHOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY”

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  1. THE “PSYCHOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY” San Domenico School September 17, 2013 Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D.

  2. ABOUT ME • Father • Professor • Researcher • Author • Geek

  3. TODAY’S TALK • Different Generations Use Different Amounts of Technology • Multitasking Madness • Your Brain! • Resetting Your Brain

  4. WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF 6 DIFFERENT GENERATIONS

  5. TEACHERS AND PARENTS ARE FINDING OUT THAT iGENERATION AND GENERATION “C” STUDENTS ARE VERY DIFFERENT

  6. WHO USES MORE TECHNOLOGY ? BABY BOOMERS 8 HOURS A DAY GENERATION X 15 HOURS A DAY NET GENERATION 21 HOURS A DAY iGENERATION 21 HOURS A DAY GENERATION “C” 10 HOURS A DAY

  7. WHAT TECHNOLOGIES DO THEY USE 2 HOURS OR MORE A DAY? BABY BOOMERS TV GENERATION X MUSIC COMPUTERS TV GOING ONLINE NET GENERATION MUSIC TV GOING ONLINE TEXTING

  8. WHAT DO YOUNGER GENERATIONS USE TWO OR MORE HOURS A DAY? iGENERATION MUSIC TEXTING GOING ONLINE FACEBOOK IM/CHAT GENERATION “C” TV VIDEO GAMES

  9. THE iGENERATION AND GENERATION “C” SEEM TO BE TECHIES FROM BIRTH

  10. THE DIFFERENT GENERATIONS ALSO COMMUNICATE “DIFFERENTLY”

  11. PREFERRED WAYS TO COMMUNICATE

  12. HAS THIS LED TO MULTITASKING MADNESS?

  13. WHICH TASKS ARE EASY OR DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO MULTITASK? Eating and playing a board game? Reading a book and listening to music? Surfing the Internet and listening to music? Reading a book and watching TV? Reading a book and talking on the phone? Reading a book, texting, Facebooking, and listening to music (with the TV on)?

  14. HOW MANY THINGS DO PEOPLE “THINK” THEY CAN DO AT THE SAME TIME? BABY BOOMERS 3-4 THINGS GENERATION X 4-5 THINGS NET GENERATION 6 THINGS iGENERATION 7-8 THINGS GENERATION “C” 4-5 THINGS

  15. CAN THEY REALLY? TEXT MESSAGE INTERRUPTION STUDY • 4 university classes; n=175 • 30 minutes video lecture • Interruptions: no texts, 4 text, 8 texts What is your major and why did you choose it?

  16. IMPACT OF INTERRUPTIONS 72% 8 TEXT GROUP DID WORSE THAN 0 TEXT GROUP

  17. DID ANYONE DO BETTER AT DEALING WITH INTERRUPTIONS? • Those who IMMEDIATELY read and responded to a text message got a “C” • Those who waited for a few minutes to read or respond got an “A”! • This is called “Meta Cognition”

  18. HOW DO STUDENTS DO AT STAYING ON TASK WHILE STUDYING? ARE THEY DISTRACTED? --------- AND WHAT ROLE DOES TECHNOLOGY PLAY IN THEIR FOCUS AND ATTENTION?

  19. OUR STUDY OF STUDYING: A CASE OF DISTRACTED LEARNERS • 279 students observed studying [middle school, high school, college] • 15 minutes – observe every minute • On-task or off-task? • What is on computer screen? • Daily use of technologies and media • Studying strategies? • Preference for task switching • School performance/grade on test

  20. FOCUSED FOCUSED FOCUSED SAME FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS DISTRACTED DISTRACTED

  21. AND … THE MOST OFF-TASK STUDENTS HAD THE MOST OPEN WINDOWS!!!

  22. WHAT PREDICTS SCHOOL PERFORMANCE? Who Has a Higher GPA? Those who stayed “on task” more Those who had strategies for studying Those who prefered NOT to task switch Those who used LESS media each day Those who did not check Facebook ONCE during 15 minutes

  23. WHAT’S GOING ON IN YOUR BRAIN?

  24. LET’S TRY SOMETHING TAKE OUT A PIECE OF PAPER I AM GOING TO SAY A WORD AND I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN THE FIRST WORDS THAT YOU THINK OF READY?

  25. Fruit Crunchy Apple Sweet Red iPod

  26. Tangerine Orange Peel

  27. LIMITED TO 5 TO 9 ACTIVE BRAIN AREAS

  28. SO … WHAT DOES A WORKING BRAIN ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE? DO WE REALLY ONLY USE 10% OF OUR BRAIN?

  29. THE BRAIN NEEDS SLEEP • Doctors recommend 9 hours per night for preteens and teenagers! • Average teen sleeps 6.1 hours per school night; 10.3 on weekend • Sleep Debt = 12 hours per week • 80% of teenagers say they “rarely or never get a good night’s sleep

  30. WHAT DO TEENS DO IN THE HOUR BEFORE SLEEP?

  31. AND THEY SLEEP WITH THEIR PHONE ON! WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR CELL PHONE WHEN YOU GO TO SLEEP? Leave the ringer on (44%) Put ringer on vibrate (31%)

  32. WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SHOW ABOUT TEEN SLEEP DISRUPTION? • Is it the light? NO IT IS NOT! • Is it “couch potato” activities? NO • (in fact a little nighttime TV helps!) • Is it their computer use? NO • Is it their homework? NO SO, WHAT IS IT? • Constant multitasking in last hour • Smartphone use in last hour • Cell phone interrupted sleep

  33. “NORMAL” SLEEP CYCLES • Synaptic Rejuvenation • Default Mode Network

  34. WHAT HAPPENS IF SLEEP IS DISRUPTED? • Instant dreaming • Lack of consolidation/pruning • Less time for creative thinking

  35. WHY DO YOU NEED TO SLEEP? IT IS GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN!

  36. MANAGING YOUR “DIGITAL TIME” • A-B-C Method • Aware of options (distractors) • Breathe – calm/reset brain • Choose good options • WHAT DO YOU FIND DISTRACTING? • Music? • TV? • Smartphone? • What else?

  37. HOW TO RESET YOUR BRAIN • Nature Breaks (live or virtual) • Tech Breaks • Music/Art • Exercise • Meditation/Biofeedback • Laughter • Hot Bath • Talking (live) to a friend (3:1 ratio of positives) • Practicing a foreign language • Playing a musical instrument

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