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Reexamining the “brain drain” effect: A replication of Ward et al. (2017)

Ana C. Ruiz Pardo, John Paul Minda · 2022 · Acta Psychologica

The present study was a pre-registered direct replication of Ward et al.'s (2017) second experiment (OSF pre-registration found at: https://osf.io/5fq4r). This replication assigned both smartphone location (on desk, in pocket/bag, or outside of the testing room) and smartphone power (on, or off) for a total of six conditions. Participants completed an automated operation span (OSpan) task, a Cue-Dependent Go/No-Go task, and the smartphone attachment and dependency inventory. It was hypothesized that performance on an attention-demanding task (i.e., the OSpan task) would be worse for those in c

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103717Cited by 20