One Potentially Negative Effect of Our Over-Reliance on Our Smartphones

question 24

Multiple Choice

One potentially negative effect of our over-reliance on our smartphones is that their mere presence, even if we're not using them, reduces our available cognitive capacity, a phenomenon researchers call____.

• A) nomophobia
• B) the brain drain hypothesis
• C) neural plasticity
• D) fear of missing out (FOMO)

Understand the concept of attribution and its impact on perceptions and behavior in the workplace.

Recognize how workplace ethics and social responsibility initiatives can improve factory practices and working conditions.

Identify common perceptual errors in the workplace and their consequences.

Comprehend the relationship between person perception and general perception processes.

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Definitions:

Female Reproductive System

The system in females that produces eggs and facilitates fertilization, gestation, and childbirth; includes organs such as ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, and vagina.

Prostate

A gland in the male reproductive system that surrounds the urethra near the bladder, contributing fluid to semen.

Seminiferous Tubules

Seminiferous tubules are tightly coiled structures within the testes where spermatogenesis, the production of sperm, occurs.

Testes

Male gonads that produce sperm and the male sex hormones.