PS300 Unit 4 Discussion Questions
PS300 Unit 4 Discussion Questions
Find a correlational study in the Kaplan Library. It can help to use Academic Search Premiere and PsycArticles and to check “full text,” “scholarly articles,” “exclude book reviews” and “exclude non-article content.” In the search box, you can use search terms such as “correlational evidence” or “correlational findings” and search the title, abstract, or the entire study. Download the full text of the article and use it to answer the following questions.
The impact of internet on thinking and whether the web is changing the way we think.
In this article there are several examples of how the use of the web, as well other types or media, such as IM, FB and Instagram have changed the way people thinks. One example is a person who says “Texting and IMing my friends gives me a constant feeling of comfort,” a University of Maryland student wrote after being asked to refrain from using electronic media for a day. “When I did not have those two luxuries, I felt quite alone and secluded from my life.” (Greenblatt, 2010)
The even brought out how using the web as well as other devices to communicate such as texting, has caused people to expect a return message right away.
Many people could view this correlation as being a bad thing because of how it seems to impede the normal way of thinking, while others may look at this view it as a necessary tool for communication and that it enhances the way we think.
Greenblatt, A. (2010, September 24). Impact of the Internet on Thinking: Is the Web changing the way we thing? Retrieved from CQ Researcher: http://library.cqpress.com.lib.kaplan.edu/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2010092400&type=hitlist&num=1
Find a correlational study in the Kaplan Library. It can help to use Academic Search Premiere and PsycArticles and to check “full text,” “scholarly articles,” “exclude book reviews” and “exclude non-article content.” In the search box, you can use search terms such as “correlational evidence” or “correlational findings” and search the title, abstract, or the entire study. Download the full text of the article and use it to answer the following questions.
The impact of internet on thinking and whether the web is changing the way we think.
In this article there are several examples of how the use of the web, as well other types or media, such as IM, FB and Instagram have changed the way people thinks. One example is a person who says “Texting and IMing my friends gives me a constant feeling of comfort,” a University of Maryland student wrote after being asked to refrain from using electronic media for a day. “When I did not have those two luxuries, I felt quite alone and secluded from my life.” (Greenblatt, 2010)
The even brought out how using the web as well as other devices to communicate such as texting, has caused people to expect a return message right away.
Many people could view this correlation as being a bad thing because of how it seems to impede the normal way of thinking, while others may look at this view it as a necessary tool for communication and that it enhances the way we think.
Greenblatt, A. (2010, September 24). Impact of the Internet on Thinking: Is the Web changing the way we thing? Retrieved from CQ Researcher: http://library.cqpress.com.lib.kaplan.edu/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2010092400&type=hitlist&num=1