U-M Researchers show that cell phone use is contagious

Much like the yawn, researchers have found that cell phone use begets more cell phone use. 

 

 

"In 2011, two researchers at the University of Michigan conducted a study in which they observed pairs of young people roughly between 16 and 25 sitting at tables in dining halls and restaurants in and around campus. They recorded cell phone use in 10-second intervals, noting if one or both people checked a mobile device within each 10-second span, according to the paper published in the Human Ethology Bulletin."

 

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