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Ruiz Pardo and Minda report a pre-registered direct replication of the second experiment by Ward and colleagues on smartphones and cognition. Smartphone location, on the desk, in a pocket or bag, or outside the room, and smartphone power, on or off, were varied across six conditions. Participants completed an automated operation span task, a cue-dependent go/no-go task and an inventory of smartphone attachment and dependency. The hypothesis was that attention-demanding performance would be worse with the phone closer, especially for those with greater attachment.
Ruiz Pardo and Minda report a pre-registered direct replication of the second experiment by Ward and colleagues on smartphones and cognition. Smartphone location, on the desk, in a pocket or bag, or outside the room, and smartphone power, on or off, were varied across six conditions. Participants completed an automated operation span task, a cue-dependent go/no-go task and an inventory of smartphone attachment and dependency. The hypothesis was that attention-demanding performance would be worse with the phone closer, especially for those with greater attachment.
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effect: A replication of Ward et al. (2017).' Acta Psychologica, 230, 103717. doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103717.