Posts Tagged ‘distraction’
Students who feel stereotyped fail to perform
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — The threat of a negative stereotype increases mind-wandering, which in turn can lead to a drop in performance, new research shows. Continue…
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 10:21 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - May 28, 2010 15:27 - 13 Comments
Should cell phone bans apply to passengers?
CORNELL (US)—Overhearing people chatting on mobile phones can be more than annoying. It’s so distracting that it affects cognitive performance, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 4, 2009 17:22 - 2 Comments
Pedestrians: Ditch the phone, keep the iPod
U. ILLINOIS (US)—How apropos that a research team led by two native New Yorkers would take a fresh look at the dangers of trying to cross a busy street while talking on a cell phone or listening to music on an iPod. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 26, 2009 10:01 - 0 Comments
Distracting cell phones have familiar ring
“Many of us consider a cell phone ringing in a public place to be an annoying disruption, but this study confirms that these nuisance noises also have real-life impacts,” says Jill Shelton, a researcher at Washington University in St. Louis
