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E-Lesson 03 - Phone Addiction

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Enter your first name (Pierre)

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Enter your last name (Dupont)

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Enter your SKEMA Student ID number (Example: 181012)

Are you a smartphone junkie? Take the quiz below and rate each item on a scale of 1 (“completely disagree”) to 7 (“strongly agree”) and add up your total score to find out. Be honest!
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I would feel uncomfortable without constant access to information through my smartphone.

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I would be annoyed if I could not look information up on my smartphone when I wanted to do so.

Nomophobia is the irrational fear of being without your mobile phone or being unable to use your phone for some reason, such as the absence of a signal or running out of minutes or battery power.
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Being unable to get the news (e.g., happenings, weather, etc.) on my smartphone would make me nervous.

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I would be annoyed if I could not use my smartphone and/or its capabilities when I wanted to do so.

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Running out of battery in my smartphone would scare me.

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If I were to run out of credits or hit my monthly data limit, I would panic.

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If I did not have a data signal or could not connect to Wi-Fi, then I would constantly check to see if I had a signal or could find a Wi-Fi network.

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If I could not use my smartphone, I would be afraid of getting stranded somewhere.

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If I could not check my smartphone for a while, I would feel a desire to check it.

If I did not have my smartphone with me ...
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I would feel anxious because I could not instantly communicate with my family and/or friends.

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I would be worried because my family and/or friends could not reach me.

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I would feel nervous because I would not be able to receive text messages and calls.

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I would be anxious because I could not keep in touch with my family and/or friends.

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I would be nervous because I could not know if someone had tried to get a hold of me.

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I would feel anxious because my constant connection to my family and friends would be broken.

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I would be nervous because I would be disconnected from my online identity.

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I would be uncomfortable because I could not stay up-to-date with social media and online networks.

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I would feel awkward because I could not check my notifications for updates from my connections and online networks.

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I would feel anxious because I could not check my email messages.

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I would feel weird because I would not know what to do.

Now add up the total points from questions 1-20 and see if you are a nomophobic.

How You Score:
20: Not at all nomophobic. You have a very healthy relationship with your device and have no problem being separated from it. 21-60: Mild nomophobia. You get a little antsy when you forget your phone at home for a day or get stuck somewhere without WiFi, but the anxiety isn’t too overwhelming. 61-100: Moderate nomophobia. You’re pretty attached to your device. You often check for updates while you’re walking down the street or talking to a friend, and you often feel anxious when you’re disconnected. Time for a digital detox? 101-120: Severe nomophobia. You can barely go for 60 seconds without checking your phone. It’s the first thing you check in the morning and the last at night, and dominates most of your activities in-between. It might be time for a serious intervention.
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What is your total score from the nomophobia quiz above?

Watch the video above and answer the following questions.
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Silicon Valley is engineering your phone, apps, and social media to get you h_________.

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At the beginning of the interview, Tristan Harris compares our phones to which thing that is normally found casinos? a s______ m_____________

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Tristan mentions which feature on Snapchat which makes teenagers and kids coming back to the application again and again. s__________

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Tristan agrees with the narrative that "technology is neutral and it is up to us to choose how we use it"

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Select all the words that Tristan mentions about his experience when working at Google.

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Tristan was fired from Google.

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A lot of people in Silicon Valley are speaking out against the dangers of these technologies.

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D_____________ is a molecule in our brains that aids in the creation of desire and pleasure.

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According to Ramsey Brown, Instagram holds back likes so that you receive them all at once at a specific later time.

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".....So all of a sudden you get a big b_______ of likes. "

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Ramsey Brown says that we are subjects in an experiment and compares us to which animal? Guinea P____.

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The longer we look at our screens, the more data companies collect about us, and the more ads we see.

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Ad spending on social media has now reached ______ billion dollars.

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According to Ramsey Gordon, users are the customers for social media.

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The continuous scroll on your Facebook wall feed is a proven way to keep you searching longer.

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C__________ is a hormone that comes from the adrenal gland which has an evolutionary purpose. This hormone triggers a fight or flight response to danger.

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A typical person checks their phones every 15 minutes or less.

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When Anderson Cooper received a text message during the experiment (with his phone out of reach), the blue line spiked indicating an increase in a__________.

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Nobody knows what the impact of all this technology really has on humans.

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Gabe Zickerman is well-known for his expertise in g_______________, which is a technique that inserts fun and competition into everything on your smartphone.

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Zickerman is now working on an app which will help people break their bad habits which tracks your activity and recommends that you do something else when you're spending too much time online.

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Ramsey Brown and his team made a habit breaking app called Space which was accepted into the Apple App Store.

Why I hate smartphones
THE INDEPENDENT/ VAS NECATI / 21 December 2017
So Apple has just confirmed that it's slowing down older iPhones. Which let's face it, we all knew anyway.
Anyone who's ever owned a Nokia brick, an old washing machine or a cassette player knows that stuff today just isn't built like it used to be. Even I - a 90s-born millennial snowflake who has never owned any of these things - know this. My mum's blue Ford Fiesta that she got at the age of about 19 years old lasted her until my teenage years. Her record player that she listened to while she was at school still works today.
Technology might be moving forward in terms of productivity - but when it comes to battery life, sustainability and durability, we are moving backwards. If you drop most smartphones on the floor without a 10cm thick casing of bubble wrap you will more than likely find yourself at one of those stalls they have outside off-licences nowadays, chatting to a guy who sells 300 phone cases about how quickly he can fix your screen.[ ... ]
Yet despite their tendency to break, people are queuing - literally camping outside Apple stores - to buy the latest model. And despite me singing the praises of beautiful old technology, I know I'm in the minority here. Especially amongst people my age, most of whom can operate an iPhone using their thumbs, whilst I sit there prodding it with my index finger, saying "I don't understand how it works".
All I need to tell you to illustrate my technophobia is that I was at school in the year 2010 and never wanted a BlackBerry. I got my first phone when I started secondary school - the most basic kind you could imagine, I think it was about £20 - and I kept that phone up unti! I was 18.
Yes it's true; I'm a rarely sighted creature - the millennial technophobe. A Neanderthal when it comes to any kind of gadgety thing. The thing is, I spend most of my days and evenings online doing one thing or another - whether it's writing articles like this or watching Jessica Jones for the tenth time on Netflix. Why would I want to carry the internet around in my pocket as well?
Unfortunately (and ironically), I'm hooked. I hate the Internet, yet I'm on it all the time. And I know that if I had the option, I would be online for even longer, and that wouldn't be any good for my mental health. I'm mad enough, so I feel like rejecting these fancy phones is the way to go.
There are two things at breaking point: our phones, and our mental health. A recent Atlantic article pointed out that the mental well-being of young people took a drastic hit in 2012 - the year the first smart phone was released. Instead of spending more time on our slowing phones, we need to spend some time on slowing down and spending some time with ourselves.
Read the article above and answer the following questions.
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The beginning of the article says that Apple is slowing down their older iPhones. Explain why Apple would do this?

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The overal tone and mood of the article can be associated with which words ? (choose 2)

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The author of the article admits to spending the majority of his time on the internet.

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In your own words, explain what the journalist means when he says, "Instead of spending more time on our slowing phones, we need to spend some time on slowing down and spending some time with ourselves." at the end of the article.

Match the definition with the words from the text
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a small mechanical or electronic device, especially an unusual or ingenious one.

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strongly compelled to continue the use or enjoyment of something; addicted

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not of sound mind; temporarily deranged; insane, irrational

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a shop that sells alcoholic beverages; liquor store.

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a verbal expression of admiration, approval, or respect; commendation.

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to poke

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a line, as of people, cars, or the like, especially those waiting to be served.

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the short, thick first or inmost finger on humans and other primates that is opposed to the other four fingers and thus permits the hand to grasp and pick up objects.

For the next few questions, please share your thoughts, opinions, and ideas.
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What would your life be like without your mobile telephone?

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Do you think mobile telephones are dangerous in any way?

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Do you think that mobile phones should be banned from certain places or situations? Which ones?