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But for individuals, the implications are less positive. Social networking probably isn’t making you smarter. In fact, it could be making you dumber by supplying answers and insights without requiring any actual thinking, so that your analytic powers begin to waste away like an unused muscle.
Does Facebook make you smarter?
Well social media, especially Facebook, can rapidly expand the working memory and therefore make us all more intelligent because our brains have to work extra hard to keep up with game scores and status updates of hundreds of friends.
The negative aspects of social media However, multiple studies have found a strong link between heavy social media and an increased risk for depression, anxiety, loneliness, self-harm, and even suicidal thoughts. Social media may promote negative experiences such as: Inadequacy about your life or appearance.
Who has the best Facebook page?
Best Facebook Pages We’ve Reviewed…
№ | Name | Account |
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1 | ||
2 | Samsung | @SamsungUS |
3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | @cristiano |
4 | CGTN | @ChinaGlobalTVNetwork |
Who should I follow on Facebook?
Who should I follow on Facebook?
- A public figure that you admire.
- An authority figure or Influencer in your trade. Get useful and relevant information from them in your feed.
- Your competition, if they have a Facebook Page. Stay up to date on what they’re doing. You might learn a thing or two.
How does the Internet affect intelligence?
With the Internet, most of the information one needs is available but may not be easily accessible—the challenge is to find it and then evaluate its validity. Media are having other effects on intelligence, some of which may be pernicious. For example, I believe people are having more difficulty concentrating these days and sticking to one task.
Are IQs increasing or decreasing?
Frighteningly, IQs have gone up since 50 years ago (Flynn effect), meaning that whatever IQ tells us, it’s not about people’s skill in analysing real-world information. Jim Flynn has written about this in the context of his original observation that IQ scores are slowly going up for the last several decades.
What are the effects of mediamedia on intelligence?
Media are having other effects on intelligence, some of which may be pernicious. For example, I believe people are having more difficulty concentrating these days and sticking to one task. Rather, they have become multi-taskers, trying to do many things at once.
Is the brain malleable to the Internet?
Prior to the Internet, a large body of research had convincingly demonstrated that the brain is somewhat malleable to environmental demands and stimuli, particularly with regards to learning new processes, due to its capacity for neuroplasticity 4.