ArticlePloS one2020
Mobile phones: The effect of its presence on learning and memory.
Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.
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- Effects of cell phone presence on the control of visual attention during the Navon task.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Does the Brain Drain Effect Really Exist? A Meta-Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The mere presence of a smartphone reduces basal attentional performance.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The effect of smartphone dependence on learning burnout among undergraduates: the mediating effect of academic adaptability and the moderating effect of self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Effects of the presence of a cell phone and exposure to natural environments on remote associates task performance.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Our aim was to examine the effect of a smartphone's presence on learning and memory among undergraduates. A total of 119 undergraduates completed a memory task and the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS). As predicted, those without smartphones had higher recall accuracy compared to those with smartphones. Results showed a significant negative relationship between phone conscious thought, "how often did you think about your phone", and memory recall but not for SAS and memory recall. Phone conscious thought significantly predicted memory accuracy. We found that the presence of a smartphone and high phone conscious thought affects one's memory learning and recall, indicating the negative effect of a smartphone proximity to our learning and memory.
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