Copyright © 2018 by ABC-CLIO, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Carrier, Mark, author. Title: From smartphones to social media : how technology affects our brains and behavior / Mark Carrier. Description: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2018] | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018016450 (print) | LCCN 2018017344 (ebook) | ISBN 9781440851797 (e-book) | ISBN 9781440851780 (hard copy : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Information technology—Social aspects. | Information technology— Psychological aspects. | Internet addiction. Classification: LCC HM851 (ebook) | LCC HM851 .C367 2018 (print) | DDC 303.48/33—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018016450 ISBN: 978-1-4408-5178-0 (print) 978-1-4408-5179-7 (ebook) 22 21 20 19 18 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available as an eBook. Greenwood An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 931161911 - www.abc-clio.com This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America