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Does Email Cause IQ Loss?
A widely reported story last week stated that a study conducted by Hewlett Packard found that "Workers distracted by email and phone calls suffer a fall in IQ more than twice that found in marijuana smokers." Sounded like bad news for people like myself who are constantly checking email. But Mind Hacks has examined the study a little more closely and found its results aren't all they're cracked up to be. What the test actually found is that people do worse on IQ tests if they're simultaneously trying to answer email and phone calls. Which isn't surprising. But this 'IQ loss' only lasts for as long as the distractions last. In other words, you're not really losing any intelligence. Reading email simply stopped people from focusing on the test.
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Categories: Psychology, Technology Posted by Alex on Thu Apr 28, 2005 |
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Great! Now we know people are more distracted when they're, uh, distracted.
Good to know somewhere out there people do researches to confirm these things that NO ONE questions.
Posted by Tom on Thu Apr 28, 2005 at 01:50 AM
Good to know somewhere out there people do researches to confirm these things that NO ONE questions.
Oh yes, possibly more pointless than the 'biscuit breakage' research.
Posted by Boo in The Land of the Haggii... on Thu Apr 28, 2005 at 05:54 AM
I know that I get distracted when I have MOH up. I have to turnaround 4 claims in 60 minutes, when I'm checking on MOH, it drops to 2 clms in 60 minutes. If I can close the page, I can get my #s up to 6 in 60.
Posted by Maegan in Tampa, FL - USA on Thu Apr 28, 2005 at 05:56 AM
I think it is necessary to say that - oops, wait a minute, I just got an e-mail...
Posted by Wally in La La Land on Thu Apr 28, 2005 at 04:51 PM
Whew...I was worried for a minute there, all I do is smoke weed and check my email......
Posted by Jimmy on Thu Apr 28, 2005 at 09:22 PM
I'm glad that they offically proved that when you're distracted, you have a difficult time doing things.
Glad that they spend time researching these things
Posted by Diana in WI - USA on Sun May 01, 2005 at 11:51 PM
Glad that they spend time researching these things
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