Negative Effects Of Cell Phones In School

The cell phone was invented in 1973. Since then, the cell phone has progressed into a piece of technology that people cannot live without. Cell phones are now a major distraction for people. They keep people from being able to concentrate on tasks that happen in our everyday life. Cell phones make it harder for humans to be productive. Cell phones also make it harder for students to do well in school. Cell phones are becoming more of a hassle every day and it’s our job to become aware of the problem in order to infiltrate it. According to the journal, Social Psychology, “Even if you go all day without touching your cell phone once, just having it visible nearby may distract you from complex tasks.” One study asked a group of college students

Now, we obviously want to be able to be reached in case of an emergency but cell phone notifications have proven to have a negative impact on our productivity. In a study conducted in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, researchers found that subjects performing a task that required intense focus performed poorly when they received a notification on their phone during the experiment. After the notification went off, it disturbed their concentration and thus, had more incorrect answers and were more likely to make rapid guesses. Subjects who received notification of a call- even if they did not pick up- were three times likelier to make mistakes. The reason for these results is that, in spite of all the multitasking we do, our brains aren’t really that good at it. We only have so much attention we can assign at a given moment, and more tasks mean that our concentration is divided. According to the researchers, even though the actual moment of interruption from a phone notification is only for a second, it disrupts our thoughts for a longer period, making it tough to fully concentrate again. Maybe you’re wondering who it is, or maybe you think of someone it could be and remember that you need to tell them something. Suddenly, you’re down the mental maze and your concentration is

If you’re like most people, you probably spend your days doing work/homework on your laptop and your nights connected to your phone. You check your phone often as you make dinner to make sure no one has texted or called you. At the end of the night, you lie in bed on your phone. A study conducted by the University of Florida researchers suggest that late-nights on your phone take away from productivity the following day. The more people checked their phones at night, the less engaged they felt the next day. Organizational psychologists emphasize segmentation and detachment for mental health and long-term productivity. If your professional/school life is segmented, then you have a clear line between working hours and personal hours. If you are experiencing detachment, then your mind is far from work. In order to recharge, you need to