Distraction and its Effects on Learning UBC Student #: 38520110 Word Count: 1192 The learning process in humans is complex‚ and depends on a number of environmental factors. This essay will explore the impact of several of these common distractors on storing and retrieving information‚ as relevant to a typical college student who is studying and writing tests. The first distractor is auditory; in the context of a college student this could be loud roommates‚ background music‚ or a busy lecture
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The Dangers of Drivers’ Distractions Driving accidents have been at an all-time high in America. “The National Council estimates 38‚300 people were killed and 4.4 million injured on US roads in 2015‚ which saw the largest one-year percentage increased in half a century”. (1) The Majority of vehicle accidents are result of a careless mistake on the road. Although one might say “I have never been pulled over; or even gotten a ticket”‚ however‚ even the most careful and experience driver could be put
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Can Cultural Icons Overshadow Parental Influence? Cynthia Tucker‚ in her essay “Barbie Madness”‚ implies that parents will always have more influence over their children over any popular cultural icons. This is partially true. Because the influence from parents would affect their children when these parents are involved in their children’s daily life. For example‚ the NIMH pointed out that if a child’s home life was surrounded by cruelly rejection from parents‚ aggressive violent behavior‚ it put
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Monday‚ March 15‚ 2010 Distractions affect drivers of all ages‚ and are one of the leading causes of accidents. I did not think that this was as serious as it sounded until I started driving myself. I noticed that when I talked to my mother while driving I sometimes got enthused‚ excited or agitated and often swerved or swayed into the next lane or onto the shoulder. I had to learn to talk but keep my focus on the road. Another distraction for me is eating while driving‚ I tend to follow my
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A deliberate distraction. Such as‚ but not limited to‚ fiddling with the corrugated fabric at the edge of my shirt‚ making coffee in the middle of the day that would‚ undoubtedly‚ remain in the pot until the next morning‚ completely untouched‚ or closing my eyes and fervently discovering new‚ unblemished corners of the boundless‚ interminable universe that is the human mind (mine in particular). However unhealthy the aftermath may be‚ doing any variety of these mentioned can significantly alleviate
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The Effect of Distractions on Reaction Time Purpose: The purpose of this laboratory is to calculate your reaction times and design a procedure to evaluate the effect of reasonable distraction on reaction times. Introduction: Distractions are a part of everyday life‚ but they can become fatal while driving a car. A distraction can be defined as a something that renders a person incapable of behaving or reacting in a normal matter. Such distractions include the use of a cell phone
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and most importantly school work. Thats why i feel technolgy is affeting teenagers negativley. One of the enormous down falls on teenagers and the use of technolgy is instant messaging. Weather it is on a social network site or texting someone‚ technology has taken away personal and intimate conversations. Meeting someone online rather then running into them at a park or a store take away the opportunity to know the person on a personal level. It may also effect the way you speak. For example if
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Technology It goes without saying that there are many benefits to technology. For example‚ the Internet provides us with instant access to an unlimited amount of information. We can connect to anyone through social networking. Not to mention‚ Smart phones include applications to manage every detail of our lives. Yet‚ with all these advantages‚ the disadvantages are hard to ignore. In social or even professional settings‚ people are checking their e-mail‚ cell phone‚ and Facebook profile‚ distracting
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How do distractions affect one’s driving? There are many factors which can distract a driver on the road. Distracted driving can occur any time a driver’s attention is taken away from where they should be focusing their concentration - the driving task. There are many different types of distractions‚ both inside and outside the car. A physical distraction causes you to take your hands off the wheel‚ such as eating a sandwich. A mental distraction takes your mind away from the road
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11/10/11 Cause and effect Todays technology has good and bad effects but distraction is‚ in my opinion the major result. Todays’ technology has its good effects and bad effects on society. But distraction is a really bad effect on society. Yes‚ technology is good‚ better communication between people and major advancements. But little things such as cellphones‚ gps and much are major distractions on an everyday life. These distractions could happen while you’re in school‚ at your job and
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