Could Smart Phones Make Us More Lazy?
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LDProd/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Smart phones may make us lazy, a new study indicates.
Published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, the study essentially argues that smart phones and the capabilities they provide may allow users to forego “effortful analytic thinking in lieu of fast and easy intuition.” Researchers found that people who were more intuitive and less analytical were more likely to also be those who relied more heavily on their smart phones for information.
The same association wasn’t drawn to use of smart phones for social media or entertainment purposes.
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