Week 6 Lecture 6a.pptx

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Register your attendance online! We are trialling a new online attendance capture solution. 1. Go to 3. Check in with https://bournemouth.studygoal.jisc. the code ac.uk 2031 2. Log in with your BU username and password. The Checkin code is only active for one hour. Need support? Contact the IT Service Desk after this session. https://itservices.bournemouth.ac.uk CEPPAP DEBATE 1 CYBERPSYCHOLOGY Rachel Skinner Vs Matteo Toscani The proposition is that… Cyberpsychology is a valid field of study in psychology. WHAT IS CYBERPSYCHOLOGY? Security Prejudices Consumer Bullying Gaming The self Addiction Crime Software Development (UX) Physical Health Romance Mental Health Extremism Cognitive WHAT MAKES CYBER ENVIRONMENTS DIFFERENT? Flexible, 24/7 access Change interactivity levels Asynchronicity (ish) Anonymity (ish) Page 1-5  BUT WHY THOUGH? Think about how much time you spend online? Then think about how much time you spend with technology? Most of our day is spent online – shouldn’t we look into what that might be doing to us, or what we do POSITIVE CYBERPSYCHOLOGY The Tony Abbott Boarding Pass debacle Learning online (pretty important now) Support groups Hobby groups NEFARIOUS CYBERPSYCHOLOGY Terrorists/radicalisation online Addiction to social media Fake news/misinformation Election manipulation (ish) REFERENCES Canadian Incel Terrorist: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52733060 Election manipulation: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/politics/cambridge-analytica- scandal-fallout.html Fake News: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/17/its-overwhelming-on-the-frontline-to- combat-coronavirus-fake-news-192401 Learning Online: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/27/how-to-prepare-for-online-learning Online support groups: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/13/online-support-groups-for-alcoholics-on-the- rise-during-lockdown Social Media addiction: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/10/social-media-addicts- behave-like-addicted-drink-drugs/ Tony Abbott: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-54193764; https://mango.pdf.zone/finding-former-australian-prime-minister-tony-abbotts-passport-numb er-on-instagram  I will be opposing the proposition that cyberpsychology is a valid field in psychology 1. It studies ephemeral phenomena. 2. Much cyberpsychology is just another way to explore distraction. 3. It is nothing more than social psychology on a screen.  I will be opposing the proposition that cyberpsychology is a valid field in psychology 1. It studies ephemeral phenomena. 2. Much cyberpsychology is just another way to explore distraction. 3. It is nothing more than social psychology on a screen.  a YikYak Do you have a Myspace account? account? Anonymous Largest social media messaging site from 2005-2008. app Launched in How many of you know In the US in 2006 what this is? 2014 visited more than at one point Google! valued at  Publication Lag Hardware and software continues to rapidly change. The functionality of an app/device qualitatively changes the psychological experience. Even within the same platform these change frequently. In the time research is conducted, submitted, peer reviewed, and published the subject-matter is outdated. ~1-2 year process. Even longer if applying for research funding.  I will be opposing the proposition that cyberpsychology is a valid field in psychology 1. It studies ephemeral phenomena. 2. Much cyberpsychology is just another way to explore distraction. 3. It is nothing more than social psychology on a screen.  Distraction Distraction in the digital world. Pings and dings. Disrupting concentration. We’re always checking our phones following notifications. Often checking just in case there is something. This must be using up cognitive resources.  Distraction But … smartphones are just an external tool to express distraction. In the past we may have used TV, magazines, chatting, daydreaming etc. That we are distracted, suggests drivers: Hunger, fatigue, tiredness, boredom, unhappiness etc. Fantozzi contro tutti, 1980 Those are the underlying factors – smartphone use is just the outcome  I will be opposing the proposition that cyberpsychology is a valid field in psychology 1. It studies ephemeral phenomena. 2. Much cyberpsychology is just another way to explore distraction. 3. It is nothing more than social psychology on a screen.  Social Psychology on a Screen It’s nothing new… All the things that happen in the ‘cybersphere’ happen in the real world. Just apply our knowledge of the real world to the online world.  Cyberbullying Bullying over a digital device. Smartphones, computer, tablet etc. More public, asynchronous, can be anonymous etc. But bullying happens anyway Cyberbullying right? Bullying at school Rigby & Smith, 2011.  Cyberbullying Bullying over a digital device. Smartphones, computer, tablet etc. More public, asynchronous, can be anonymous etc. But bullying happens anyway right? It has negative effects regardless of how delivered.  Phubbing “The act of snubbing someone in a social setting by concentrating on one’s mobile phone” (Chotpitayasunondh & Douglas, 2017) Phones used during social events have a negative effect on interactions Social isolation/ being ignored. Modern phenomenon … but age-old effect. Contemporary vehicle for social exclusion… TV, radio, music, people watching, talking to  To Conclude Cyberpsychology is just Social Psychology via a screen. It’s nothing new Age-old effects with a different ‘vehicle’. Very hard to keep research up-to-date with the changing platforms/functionality. Rebuttals Closing statements CEPPAP Debate 1 Questions?