Week Eleven Social Self and Technology and the Psychology of Health Flashcards
(51 cards)
When was the internet born (e.g. who was one of first to propose thinking centre)
Licklider (1960) proposed database of centres connecting individuals to each other
Explain what is meant by community memory
First public computerised bulletin board set up in 1973 designed so people could sell things and get work
What was ‘the WELL’ and when did it claim its first virtual community?
Hub for people to talk about things that claimed the first virtual community is 1985
In what year was the amount of traffic going through FB even greater than what was going through google?
2010 -
Facebook user stats from 2020 and 2012
2.60 billion users worldwide
1.73 billion users daily
3, 500, 000, 000 pieces info shared each week
Define self-projection (Pempek et al. (2009) and its benefits in a social-media focussed world
Ability to orient the self in different places in time and space, greater control over image one projects of themselves
What were the two modes of online interaction differentiated by Underwood et al. (2011)?
- Communicators
- Broadcasters
- low quality interactions
- high impression management
What were multiple functions for social networking sites than Joinson (2008) proposed?
Social connection
Shared identities (same interests)
Photographs
Content
Social network surfing
Status updates
Social investigation
What personality type is most likely to use social networking sites?
Narcissists
What did Capmbell & Foster (2007) say about narcissists?
Unrealistic sense of self
Seek relationships to enhance status and positive image
What did Ibrahim (2009) say about social networking sites and their use for self-promotion?
Used to extend networks
High levels of Facebook use are correlated with…
Extraversion (Correa, Willard-Hinsley & Gil de Zuniga, 2009)
Openness to experience (Ross et al., 2009)
What did Ross et al. (2009) say specifically about neuroticism and online usage?
They use SNS more frequently because they can control info
Facebook privacy
48% people had not altered their default privacy settings for greater security (Lampe, et al., 2008)
Many did not know their FB privacy settings or if they had changed them (Acquisti & Gross, 2006)
What were the characteristics associated with narcissistic personality and online security?
Greater online activity
Lax privacy settings
More FB friends
Greater self-generated content e.g. profile pictures
Contrast how introverts vs extroverts use SNS as social extension
Extroverts use it as a form of social extension
Introverts compensate for poorer social skills
Which of the Big Five personality traits were correlated with no. FB friends someone had?
Extraversion
Neuroticism
Narcissism
Which of the Big Five traits were most associated with more secure FB settings?
Which of the Big Five traits were most associated with more secure FB settings?
High neuroticism
Are models or stats more effective at describing social topics?
Models
How do models describe how people high in extroversion use FB?
More likely to use social media = motive to use it makes them more likely to disclose more info = lack of privacy settings
Describe the statistics surrounding the incidence of internet addiction
6 to 25% of population meet criteria for internet addiction (Weinstein & Lejoyeux, 2010)
Although internet withdrawal was not related to less interpersonal contact, what was it related to?
Less time spent reading newspapers and watching TV (Bargh & McKenna, 2004)
How can the internet act as a safety barrier for people with social anxiety?
Allows them to craft answers
