APA 2111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Aeroplan, Reinforcement, Motivation
14 Oct 2017
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Increased sedentary behaviour related to screen time: reduction to incidental pa. However, technology also presents some unique opportunities to increase pa and promote wellness. Pedometer: device that counts the steps: difficult to capture some activities (false positives and negatives) Slogan that originated in japan in the 60s. Heart rate monitor: difficulty differentiating between light- and moderate- intensity pa: environmental influence. Gis: analyzes information related to location and surrounding environment. Violent video games: have a negative influence on aggressive behaviour, aggression-related thoughts and feelings, and prosocial behaviour, reduce empathy, reduce stress associated with observing or initiating anti-social actions, and increase confrontational and disruptive behaviours. Screen time inversely related with time spent in studies, social, and outdoors. Internet gaming disorder being considered for addition to the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Enhancement in cognitive functioning: visual attention, visuospatial capacity, visual acuity, processing speed, statistical inference, task switching, decision-making, object tracking.
