History
Is Google making us stupid?
GPS
Video Games and Smartphones
100
What year was Google registered?
1997
100
What magazine was this article published in?
The Atlantic
100
Using a GPS makes us sharp. True or False?
False.
100
Name any 3 features that a smartphone offers.
Text, voice, email, browsing, games, apps
200
What century was the mechanical clock thought to have been invented?
13th
200
When was this article published? (Which issue?)
July/August 2008
200
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System.
200
Give 2 benefits of playing video games.
short term memory, problem solving skills, distraction from overeating, hand eye coordination.
300
When was papyrus first used?
Circa 3000 BC
300
Who wrote it?
Nicholas Carr
300
Using spatial navigation strategy decreases activity in the hippocampus. True or False?
False. It increases activity in the hippocampus.
300
What are 2 disadvantages of gaming too much?
hard to concentrate, waste time, do not use prefrontal region of brain, get angry easily, anything acceptable
400
What year was the printing press invented?
1440
400
Give a way in which advertising has adapted to our new brain habits.
Many answers possible. Example: Using Twitter to give short advertisements.
400
Which part of your brain plays a major role in spatial navigation and long term memory?
Hippocampus.
400
Where is Nihon university located?
Tokyo.
500
Who created the Printing Press?
Johannes Gutenberg
500
What are two things people do instead of reading long texts?
-Skimming -"Power Browsing" Or -Just not read it at all
500
Name the two strategies people use when finding their way.
Spatial Navigation Strategy and Stimulus Response.
500
According to the slides, what genre of games helps improve short term memory?
Strategy games.
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