According to Carr, "the Net also provides a high-speed system for delivering responses and rewards- "positive reinforcements," in psychological terms- that encourage the repetition of both physical and mental actions." In what ways does the internet utilize operant conditioning? In what ways does using it every day change the way your mind works? To what extent do you agree with Carr's conclusions?
I agree completely with what Carr says. It makes total sense to me. The internet, among all our other new technologies, encourage multitasking. They allow for so many possibilities that our brains are really never given the opportunity to focus solely on one single subject. This is good because it teaches our brains to cope when many things are thrown at us, but like we learned in the beginning of the year there is no real such thing as multitasking. Multitasking is truly just doing all of the activities at once, but doing each one at a less sufficient standard than there would be if that item were done by itself. Because of this I think technology is good for many reasons, yet stunts the growth and full capacity of our brains. It’s not like we have the option of telling our brains to slow down or go back to the way they operated before the Internet, rather we are forced to deal with the increased speed of our minds. Like Carr says, I think this brain multitasking takes something away from learning and completing even everyday tasks.
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