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F L I P B O O K A S S I G N M E N T
T A Y L O R V A L L I E R
Technology:
Changing Human Behaviour
Image: Pixabay (A)

2. In a world where
technology takes
many forms and
can completely
encompass
crucial aspects of
life, it is easy to
become ensnared
in the wonder of
it all…
However, at what
cost are we
consuming
technology?
Image: Pixabay (B)

3. T I M E H A S T H E A B I L I T Y T O C H A N G E M O S T
T H I N G S , H O W E V E R , T O W H A T E X T E N T C A N
W E T W I S T A N D A L T E R T H E W A Y T H A T W E
D E V E L O P W I T H O U T S O M E T H I N G
I N T E R F E R I N G A L O N G T H E W A Y ?
Technology &
(Human) Development

4. The Impact of Technology: Developing Minds...
“Children’s developing sensory, motor, and attachment
systems have biologically not evolved to accommodate this
sedentary, yet frenzied and chaotic nature of today’s
technology. The impact of rapidly advancing technology on
the developing child has seen an increase of physical,
psychological and behavior disorders that the health and
education systems are just beginning to detect, much less
understand.” 7
Cris Rowan – The Huffington Post

5. The impact of increased technology usage on
development of young minds has caused
noticeable changes over the years in terms of
physical activity, psychological and behavioral
disorders. However, it is important to note that
there is still more research that needs to be
pursued in order to determine exact cause and
affect relationships.

6. Lauren Klein,
University of
California, says
that the in the
digital age
generation Z has
been raised in a
group that is
always wired in
and in turn has
“reduced social
capital.” 4
Image: Pixabay (C)

7. Klein refers to a
study conducted
by Barbara
Fredrickson in
which it is
suggested that
smart phones
could in fact be
“taking a toll on
our biological
capacity to
connect with
people.” 4
Image: Pixabay (D)

8. Technology & Human Interaction
Lauren Klein states that the effect of being raised in
environments that enable individuals to be constantly
“wired in” presents the issue of developing “reduced social
capital.” 4
Reduced social capital, according to a Sociology publication
written by Madeleine Leonard, is loosely defined as the
“quality of relationships among people.” 5 This quality of
relationship is determined by the “interactions between and
among actors.”

9. Through review of research it can be determined that
in environments that keep individuals always ‘plugged
in’ there can be noticeable effects on the relationships
they are able to develop and maintain throughout their
journey to adulthood.
These effects can be observed through their ‘reduced
social capital’ and the quality of relationships that they
individuals have.

10. Image: Pixabay (E)
“Everybody says they’re
communicating more with
their kids by text…
That’s the paradox of this:
We’re communicating more
but we’re not communicating
deeply. That’s the
disconnect.” 2
Does contacting someone mean connecting?

11. A critical issue that our technologically savvy
societies have presented is that people seem to
believe that they are making “connections”
through their devices. However, they fail to
realize that they might be able to contact
someone, but they are not truly connecting on a
deeper level with others; technology limits this.
Contacting someone does not mean connecting,
you can contact complete strangers through
technology whom you have never had a deep
emotional connection with.

12. Failure to make connections…
“We live in an extrospective society, one that thinks
happiness is found in the outside world,” 8 says Mateo Sol.
We no longer slow down enough to truly experience life, but we
want to record/share/upload our lives in order to feel as though we
are connected to the world.
The world has become tangled in the snare that technological
connections create. We forget to disconnect in order to make a
more meaningful kind of connection; emotional and intellectual.
When we fail to disconnect from devices we effectively fail to create
meaningful and bonded relationships which creates a reduced
social capital.

13. Consider this…
When thinking about relationships that are affected
or essentially very limited due to the interference of
technology, consider the mental health of
individuals.
The issue that arises for, especially teenagers,
seems to be that technology becomes their only
outlet… Therefore the negativity that can be a
daunting shadow from too much screen time or
negative aspects of technology (such as social
media) can be a heavy anchor on the mental health
of youth.

14. How can caretakers
help to ensure that
the inability to
deeply connect that
children may
experience, due to
inevitable exposure
to technology, does
not negatively
impact their self-
perception?
Image: Pixabay (F)

15. Image: Pixabay (G)
"We take the approach that it is better to
help youth navigate what is going on in
their lives rather than banning it. As a
parent, the tendency might be to take the
phone away. But we know that social media
is not a separate thing to them, it is part of
their lives.” 6
Lauren Dobson-Hughes
Lauren Dobson-Hughes, president of
Planned Parenthood Ottawa, believes that
issues will not be resolved simply by taking
away devices or forcing your children to
delete their social media accounts…

16. There is a strength that comes with helping
children to navigate the tricky waters that
accompany being a citizen of the
technologically-connected world they live in.
Rather than forcing children away from
technology caretakers should give them the,
theoretical, tools to successfully respond to
potentially overwhelming situations that they
will inevitably encounter in their futures instead
of taking away their opportunity to learn how to
cope with these issues throughout adolescence.

17. The desire of individuals, to
never be unplugged from
technology is representative
of the way that digital
interactions are diminishing
the ability to effectively
interact with other humans.
Image: Pixabay (H)

18. The disconnect that humans have developed from each
other due to technologies has made it difficult to build
foundational relationships with people as well as have a
clear and focused mind…
We have become creatures of the web; we want
information and we want it now.
When conducting a Google search there is immediately
thousands of hits in seconds. The digital generation has
always had rapid access to information. This created a
desire to obtain instant access and it is expected. The
flood of information that we receive on a day-to-day basis
can not only be overwhelming to sort but it also “promises
to propagate endlessly,” says Dominic Basulto.1

19. Simple pleasures of life have been replaced by technology
which has influenced our need/desire to consume information
as quickly as possible. Ashlee Vance, author, expressed her
opinion of “speed-listening” in an article written by Megan
Garber…
Vance states that, “Speed-listening,” whether the speed comes
from a sped-up playback or a sophisticated algorithm, brings
some added efficiency to the equation. But it also removes the
silence that can, in context, be meaningful in and of itself.” 3
The technology to have books read to you, so that you do not
have to focus all of your attention on one particular task is a
prime example of the loss of focus and imagination that
technology seems to have brought to the world… Machines
that we made to make lives easier have actually been taking
away crucial aspects of human development.

20. The continuously changing world of technology has
created issues for human connection, both to ourselves
and to others. Humans have issues regulating
consumption of technologies which seems to create
physical, psychological and behavioral issues. There
needs to be additional research on the effect that
technology has on developing minds and their personal
and interpersonal relationships.
It is important to find methods in which to navigate
our ever-changing technological world instead of ways
to avoid it.
Image: Pixabay (I)

21. References
1. Basulto, Dominic. “Information Overload? There Has Always Been Too Much
To Know.” Big Think. Web. 10 May 2016.
2. Bielski, Zosia. "A Break From Technology ." GALE: Canadian Periodicals Index
Quarterly . Globe & Mail , 23 Aug. 2013. Web. <http://go.galegroup.com/ps/
i.dop=CPI&sw=w&u=queensulaw&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA340512760&it=r&asid
=9225ee9a0f79783a6affe5182caa651d>.
3. Garber, Megan. "The Rise of 'Speed-Listening'" The Atlantic. Atlantic Media
Company, 24 June 2015. Web. <https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/
archive/2015/06/the-rise-of-speed-listening/396740/>.
4. Klein, Lauren. "Does Technology Cut Us Off From Other People?" Greater
Good The Science of Meaningful Life. The Greater Good Science Center,
University of California, 12 Mar. 2014. Web.

22. References
5. Leonard, Madeleine. "Children, Childhood and Social Capital: Exploring the
Links." Sfu.ca. SAGE Publications , 2005. Web. <http://www.sfu.ca/media-lab/
426/kiddie%20cultural%20capital.pdf>.
6. Payne, Elizabeth. "Teens' poor mental health linked to social media use."
ProQuest . The Ottawa Citizen, 8 Aug. 2015. Web. <http://
search.proquest.com.proxy.queensu.ca/docview/1702249271?accountid=6180>.
7. Rowan, Cris. "The Impact of Technology on the Developing Child." The
Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 29 May 2013. Web. <http://
www.huffingtonpost.com/cris-rowan/technology-children-negative-
impact_b_3343245.html>.
8. Sol, Mateo. "Eternally Connected: How Technology Disconnects You From
Yourself LonerWolf." LonerWolf. 2013. Web.

23. Links For CC Images Used…
A: https://pixabay.com/en/hand-robot-human-machine-face-1571851/
B: http://pixabay.com/en/girl-child-face-head-networks-1328418/
C: https://pixabay.com/en/apple-iphone-6s-plus-mobile-1034300/
D: http://pixabay.com/en/children-learning-video-games-888892/
E: https://pixabay.com/en/kid-children-baby-kiddie-summer-1365105/
F: https://pixabay.com/en/laptop-computer-pc-notebook-green-2055521/
G: https://pixabay.com/en/head-brain-thoughts-human-body-1965686/
H: https://pixabay.com/en/apple-bed-computer-laptop-
macbook-1835805/
I: https://pixabay.com/en/technology-mobile-phone-touchscreen-791242/
*All images used are from pixabay.com