Rosen / Cheever / Carrier The Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology, and Society

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-77201-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 592 Seiten, E-Book

Edited by three of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of technology, this new handbook provides a thoughtful and evidence-driven examination of contemporary technology's impact on society and human behavior.
* Includes contributions from an international array of experts in the field
* Features comprehensive coverage of hot button issues in the psychology of technology, such as social networking, Internet addiction and dependency, Internet credibility, multitasking, impression management, and audience reactions to media
* Reaches beyond the more established study of psychology and the Internet, to include varied analysis of a range of technologies, including video games, smart phones, tablet computing, etc.
* Provides analysis of the latest research on generational differences, Internet literacy, cyberbullying, sexting, Internet and cell phone dependency, and online risky behavior

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rosen, Larry D.

Cheever, Nancy

Carrier, L. Mark

Über Autor(innen)

Larry D. Rosen is professor and past chair of the PsychologyDepartment at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is aresearch psychologist specializing in multitasking, socialnetworking, generational differences, parenting, child/adolescentdevelopment, and educational psychology. He has written five bookson the "Psychology of Technology" and writes regular blogs forPsychology Today and the Huffington Post. He hasbeen featured extensively in television, print, and radio media andhas been a commentator on The Daily Show, Good MorningAmerica, NPR, and CNN. He has been quotedin hundreds of magazines and newspapers including USA Today, TheNew York Times, Newsweek, Time, Chicago Tribune,and The Los Angeles Times.
Nancy A. Cheever is professor and past chair of theCommunications Department at California State University, DominguezHills. She is the co-author, with Larry Rosen and Mark Carrier, ofboth iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology andOvercoming Its Hold on Us (2012) and Rewired: Understandingthe iGeneration and the Way they Learn (2010). A formernewspaper journalist and magazine editor, Dr. Cheever's vastresearch interests examine emerging and existing media technologiesand their content and how they impact people's thoughts,behaviors and attitudes.
Mark Carrier is professor and past chair of the PsychologyDepartment at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is aco-founder and director of the George Marsh Applied CognitionLaboratory where he researches applied cognition, psychology andtechnology, and cultural effects on thinking. Dr. Carrier is theco-author, with Larry Rosen and Nancy Cheever, of bothiDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology andOvercoming Its Hold on Us (2012) and Rewired: Understandingthe iGeneration and the Way they Learn (2010).