Fall 2023 – Research Methods 2 – individual assignment on literature review and search

Name: Husnu Cem Polat

Your group’s research question:

How does the increased use of Google affect cognitive skills over time?

Theme you are searching for literature on:

How does the increased use of Google affect attention span and multitasking over time?

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span?. Harvard Business Review. Lengthen Our Google, often criticized for
(2014, July 23). Attention supposedly shrinking down attention
https://hbr.org/2008/07/can-google-len Span? span and dumbing down culture can ● Google’
gthen-our-attent be a powerful tool for igniting and s ability
expanding curiosity, to
facilitate
quick
searche
s and
provide
a wide
range of
informat
ion can
be seen
as
multitas
king
tool
● Google
can be
a tool to
encoura
ge
curiosity
and
critical
thinking
which
are key
cognitiv
e skills

- Google’s ability to
encourage more
profound engagement
with various subjects
 Firth, J. A., Torous, J., & Firth, J. The Impact of Literature Review It discusses H
2 -Internet usage, particularly
(2020). Exploring the Impact of Internet Use involving information consumption -The Impact of Internet
Internet Use on Memory and Attention on Memory and media multitasking, can Use on Memory
Processes. International journal of and Attention potentially interfere with sustained -The Impact of Internet
environmental research and public Processes concentration and reduce Use on Attention:
health, 17(24), 9481. performance in sustained In a way that can be
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249481 concentration tests. used to analyze and
-The constant accessibility of get a better grasp on
factual information on the internet the correlation of
can potentially lead to an usage of search
over-reliance on external memory engines such as
storage, which may affect long-term google and affects on
storage of retrieved information these skills
for example;
-Excessive internet
● Differentiating use, particularly
between information engaging in media
consumption and multitasking, may
social interfere with
communication/inter sustained
actions on the concentration and
internet is crucial. attention. Brief
Internet usage in interactions with
social contexts, such hyperlinked websites
as social media, may can lead to immediate
have distinct effects reductions in
on cognition. concentration
or
- The constant
- Internet search training may
availability of factual
increase impulses toward internet
information on the
use and impact brain regions
internet may
associated with reward, attention,
encourage reliance on
and inhibitory control.
external memory
storage. This can
affect brain activation
patterns important for
long-term storage of
information.
 Bulut, D. (2023). The Association The This paper sheds light on the Literature Review Article discusses domains H
3 relevant to my study such
between Attention Impairments and Association complex relationship between
as
the Internet and Social Media Usage between internet and social media usage and
among Adolescents and Young Adults Attention the cognitive process of attention in 1) Attention Span and
with Potential Consequences: A Impairments adolescents and young adults. It Technology
Review of Literature. Psychology, and the underlines the urgency of 2) Media Multitasking
3)Attention Impairments
14(08), 1310–1321. Internet and understanding this relationship to
in matters such as :
https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2023.14 Social Media protect the well-being of future
8073 Usage generations.
among 1. Google is
Adolescents a
significant
and Young part of
Adults the
internet,
and its
use often
involves
multitaski
ng, as
users
navigate
between
search
results,
open
multiple
tabs, and
engage in
various
online
activities.
Understa
nding
how
internet
and
technolog
y affect
attention,
as
discussed
in the
paper,
can offer
insights
into how
Google
usage
may
influence
attention
span.

or
2) Attention impairments
related to excessive internet
usage, which may include
difficulties with sustained
attention and managing
distractions. If Google
usage contributes to these
impairments, it could align
with the paper's findings
about how internet and
social media affect attention