APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Examining the Effects of Cell Phones and Notifications on Attention and Working Memory
- Jenna Brouse
Towson University - Morgan Howell
Towson University - Kerri Goodwin
Towson University
Abstract
We examined whether the type of cellphone notification, auditory or tactile, effected sustained attention and working memory capacity. It was hypothesized that those in the tactile notification condition would have negative effects on both attention and working memory.
Attention and Distraction