Eshuis, Daniel (2024) A Matter of Perspective: The Cognitive and Sociomaterial Views on Distraction and Digitalization in Learning. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
In this paper, a comparison is made between sociomaterial and cognitive approaches regarding digital distraction in learning. Cognitive approaches explain distraction via internal cognitive mechanisms. External factors are considered but only via the internal mechanisms that process them. Sociomaterial approaches view distraction as the result of both material and immaterial actors, of which each has agency, all working together in a complicated web. Devices are not passive until used by a human. Instead, they have properties that encourage an individual to do certain acts and, together, create a certain outcome. The two approaches differ in their methodology and scope. However, similarities could also be found. Both approaches see a positive correlation between the use of digital devices and the occurrence of multitasking. Both paradigms agree that the individual can influence the amount of distraction digital devices create. Cognitive scholars could use sociomaterial literature to guide and inform their research in order to investigate complex phenomena such as distraction and the effects of digital technology in learning.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Psaros, T. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2024 06:55 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2024 06:55 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3882 |
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