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Is Video Game Violence to Blame for Mass Shootings?

September 6, 2019 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Sadly, America recently experienced several mass shootings in August of 2019 leaving 53 dead. How could this happen? Are video games to blame? What caused […]

Filed Under: Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Limiting Tech, Negative Moods & Emotions, Well-Being Tagged With: Dalai Lama, fear, guns, hatred, mass shootings, mental illness, video games, violence

8 Simple Reasons You Need To Stop Obsessing Over “Likes”

July 11, 2019 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

My “proof” that your (and my) social media posts don’t really matter is to mean that they don’t matter significantly. When we compare the time […]

Filed Under: Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions, Uncategorized Tagged With: compare, delusion, likes, social media

Why Technology Does Not Make Us Happier

November 4, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Technology has come so far, just consider what we can do with it. Through our smart phones, tablets, and computers, we can: Play countless completely engaging […]

Filed Under: Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: diminished attention, happier, hedonic adaptation, sleep deprivation, technology, well-being

How We Can Become Addicted to Technology

September 8, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

We all know what it feels like to be tethered to technology these days. It’s not just our kids – it’s the rest of us […]

Filed Under: Cyberpsychology - Technology and You Tagged With: addicted to technology, B.F. Skinner, behavioral responses, cell phones, compulsive checking, email, reinforcement, reward, technology addiction, variable ratio reinforcement schedule

Can Technology Be Addictive?

August 26, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

So, I was at the gym the other day, and I couldn’t help but notice this twenty-something year old guy next to me who was […]

Filed Under: Cyberpsychology - Technology and You Tagged With: addiction, addictive, Clash of Clans, compulsion, symptoms, technology, tolerance, withdrawal

Do Brain Games Make Us Smarter?

July 23, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

As I get older, I find myself more drawn to the idea that we can train our brains to make us smarter. Although the idea […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: brain, brain games, brain training, far transfer, file drawer effect, near transfer, smarter

Avoiding the Temptation of Technology

July 9, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Technology can be so alluring because it provide an easy way to get many of our psychological needs met (i.e., for belonging, power/esteem, freedom, fun). […]

Filed Under: Cyberpsychology - Technology and You Tagged With: addiction, alluring, Odysseus, Odyssey, Siren, Sirens, technology, temptation

Ways to Reduce Screen Time – Part 1

May 25, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I previously blogged about some of the dangers of screen time – some of the specific concerns and then what is likely the greatest harm of […]

Filed Under: Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Parenting Tagged With: activities, magic ratio, ounce of prevention, role model, screen time, technology, video games

The Greatest Harm of Screen Time

May 14, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

In my previous blog, I covered some concerns that parents have about kids’ technology use. As parents, we all want our kids to grow up […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting Tagged With: attention, boredom, brain, creativity, diminished attention, happiness, harm, multitask, screen time, sexting, technology

Concerns about Kids’ Technology Use

April 20, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Technology isn’t good nor bad – it just is. In that way, it is like books. Books aren’t inherently better than computers or other technologies. […]

Filed Under: Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting Tagged With: cyberbullying, happiness, harmful, hedonic adaptation, multitasking, sexting, success, successful, technology, video game violence

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