Summary Of Does The Internet Make You Dumber Carr

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In the passage Does the Internet Make You Dumber Carr claims that the internet yields our cognitive abilities. Although there is a lot that Carr discuses that I agree with there are some points I disagree with. The study he provided where some college students were allowed to use the internet during a lecture and the rest had to keep their laptops closed showed that students who did browse the internet did worse then those who did not. This is not just about the internet if you do anything besides pay attention in a lecture you are not going to do well. You could a do the same study and get similar results if you have half of the students allowed to read a book. Any distraction during a lecture would effect your performance in a class.Pinker