Let Your Fingers Do the Talking: Students' Social Distance as Revealed Through Cell Phone Contact Lists

COVID-19 contact tracing applications have been deployed at a fast pace around the world and may be a key policy instrument to contain future waves in Canada. This study aims to explain public opinion toward cell phone contact tracing using a survey experiment conducted with a representative sample of Canadian respondents. We build upon an established theory in evolutionary psychology—disease avoidance—to predict how media coverage of the pandemic affects public support for containment measures. We report three key findings. First, exposure to a news item that shows people ignoring social distancing rules causes an increase in support for cell phone contact tracing. Second, pre-treatment covariates such as anxiety and a belief that other people are not following the rules rank among the strongest predictors of support for COVID-19 apps. And third, while a majority of respondents approve the reliance on cell phone contact tracing, many of them hold ambivalent thoughts about the technology. Our analysis of answers to an open-ended question on the topic suggests that concerns for rights and freedoms remain a salient preoccupation.

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Helicopter Parenting and Cell-Phone Contact between Parents and Children in College

Southern Communication Journal ◽

10.1080/1041794x.2017.1310286 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 82 (2) ◽

pp. 102-114 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Lynne Kelly ◽

Robert L. Duran ◽

Aimee E. Miller-Ott

Keyword(s):

Cell Phone ◽

Helicopter Parenting ◽

Parents And Children ◽

Phone Contact

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Competing Discourses and Meaning Making in Talk about Romantic Partners’ Cell-Phone Contact with Non-Present Others

Communication Studies ◽

10.1080/10510974.2015.1088876 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 67 (1) ◽

pp. 58-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Aimee E. Miller-Ott ◽

Lynne Kelly

Keyword(s):

Cell Phone ◽

Meaning Making ◽

Romantic Partners ◽

Phone Contact

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NOMOPHOBIA: A META-ANALYTIC REVIEW

EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) ◽

10.36713/epra7145 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 469-477

Author(s):

Fathimath suhara KT ◽

Maneesha.K.P ◽

Sannet Thomas

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Cell Phone ◽

Analytic Review ◽

Phone Contact ◽

Mental Issues

Nomophobia is No mobile phone phobia. It is described as the dread of being besides a bendy device or past adaptable cell phone contact. Nomophobia is on the ascent over the globe. Here the inspector prepared to journey the contemplates directed in India simply as outside to have a good sized comprehension on the thinking of nomophobia, its estimations, system of consider, associated ideas, proposals etc. The professionals used meta-examination as the system for shifting closer the issue. Ten ponders which met the idea measures had been picked for this consider. Revelations of the reflect on consideration on offers the thinking that nomophobia is primary among all age packs, the majority of the contemplates directed in school understudies. Nomo phobic humans have physical, social and mental issues. Mental troubles consolidates stretch, disquiet, wretchedness, bitterness and so forth Causal elements of nomophobia is ordinary round the planet. KEYWORDS: Nomophobia

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Explaining Support for COVID-19 Cell Phone Contact Tracing

Canadian Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0008423921000019 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-30

Author(s):

Ludovic Rheault ◽

Andreea Musulan

Keyword(s):

Cell Phone ◽

Contact Tracing ◽

Phone Contact

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The Evolution of Augmentative Communication and the Importance of Alternate Access

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac20.1.34 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 34-37 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

David Chapple

Keyword(s):

Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽

Cell Phone ◽

Handheld Devices ◽

Alternative Communication ◽

Access Methods ◽

The Past ◽

Communication Device ◽

Internet Browser ◽

A Cell ◽

Development Of Language

Abstract Over the past 20 years, there have been many advances in the computer industry as well as in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. Computers are becoming more compact and have multiple purposes, such as the iPhone, which is a cell phone, mp3 player, and an Internet browser. AAC devices also have evolved to become multi-purpose devices; the most sophisticated devices have functionality similar to the iPhone and iPod. Recently, the idea of having the iPhone and iPad as a communication device was initiated with the development of language applications specifically for this format. It might be true that this idea could become the future of AAC devices; however, there are major access issues to overcome before the idea is a reality. This article will chronicle advancements in AAC devices, specifically on access methods, throughout the years, towards the transition to handheld devices. The newest technologies hold much promise with both features and affordability factors being highly attractive. Yet, these technologies must be made to incorporate alternate access if they are to meet their fullest potential as AAC tools.

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Seeing Similarity or Distance?

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000168 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 127-134 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Leigh Wilton ◽

Diana T. Sanchez ◽

Lisa Giamo

Keyword(s):

Social Distance ◽

Mixed Race ◽

Racial Groups ◽

Perceived Similarity ◽

The Social ◽

Intergroup Perception ◽

Intergroup Perceptions ◽

Racially Ambiguous ◽

Ambiguous Faces

Biracial individuals threaten the distinctiveness of racial groups because they have mixed-race ancestry, but recent findings suggest that exposure to biracial-labeled, racially ambiguous faces may positively influence intergroup perception by reducing essentialist thinking among Whites ( Young, Sanchez, & Wilton, 2013 ). However, biracial exposure may not lead to positive intergroup perceptions for Whites who are highly racially identified and thus motivated to preserve the social distance between racial groups. We exposed Whites to racially ambiguous Asian/White biracial faces and measured the perceived similarity between Asians and Whites. We found that exposure to racially ambiguous, biracial-labeled targets may improve perceptions of intergroup similarity, but only for Whites who are less racially identified. Results are discussed in terms of motivated intergroup perception.

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Replication of Experiments Evaluating Impact of Psychological Distance on Moral Judgment

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000188 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 223-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Iris L. Žeželj ◽

Biljana R. Jokić

Keyword(s):

Moral Judgment ◽

Social Distance ◽

Psychological Distance ◽

Temporal Distance ◽

Construal Level ◽

Systematic Effect ◽

Replication Studies ◽

Opposite Conclusion ◽

Moral Transgressions ◽

Replication Of Experiments

Eyal, Liberman, and Trope (2008) established that people judged moral transgressions more harshly and virtuous acts more positively when the acts were psychologically distant than close. In a series of conceptual and direct replications, Gong and Medin (2012) came to the opposite conclusion. Attempting to resolve these inconsistencies, we conducted four high-powered replication studies in which we varied temporal distance (Studies 1 and 3), social distance (Study 2) or construal level (Study 4), and registered their impact on moral judgment. We found no systematic effect of temporal distance, the effect of social distance consistent with Eyal et al., and the reversed effect of direct construal level manipulation, consistent with Gong and Medin. Possible explanations for the incompatible results are discussed.

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