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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Alter, Adam L., 1980-     Subjects     Digital media -- Social aspects.     Digital media -- Psychological aspects.     Psychology, Applied.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Alter, Adam L., 1980-       by title:      Irresistible : the r...       by call number:      302.231 A466i     Search the Web     Alter, Adam L., 1980-     Digital media -- Social aspects.     Digital media -- Psychological aspects.     Psychology, Applied.       MARC Display

Irresistible : the rise of addictive technology and the business of keeping us hooked / Adam Alter. by Alter, Adam L., 1980- Penguin Press, 2017. Call #: 302.231 A466i Subjects Digital media -- Social aspects.   Digital media -- Psychological aspects.   Psychology, Applied. ISBN:  9780735222847 (pbk.) 9781594206641 (hc.) Description:  354 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  An investigation into behavioral addiction, the dark flipside of today's digital technologies, and how we can turn the tide to regain control. Experts are beginning to acknowledge that we are all potential addicts. Psychologist Adam Alter conducts research into what makes these products so compulsive, and he documents the price we're likely to pay if we continue blindly down our current path. We have become hooked on technologies, such as Instagram, Netflix, and Facebook - inventions that we've adopted because we assume they'll make our lives better. These inventions have profound upsides, but their extraordinary appeal isn't an accident. Technology companies and marketers know how to push our buttons, and how to coax us into using their products for hours, days, and weeks on end. The author takes us inside the human brain at the very moment we score points on a smartphone game, or see that someone has liked a photo we've posted on Instagram. He lets us know what we can do to step away from the screen before it consumes us. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Dartmouth North Public Library Adult Nonfiction 302.231 A466i Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 302.231 A466i Adult books Checked out Jul 23, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 302.231 A466i Core Collection - Adult Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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