When it comes to Facebook there may be more to bad memory than just multitasking

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Highlights：

• Low and high Facebook users were given a free recall memory test.

• Participants did not use Facebook during study or test procedures.

• Study and test times were held constant for all participants.

• Low Facebook users recalled significantly more words than high users.

• Multitasking does not explain the current results.

摘要

•Low and high Facebook users were given a free recall memory test.•Participants did not use Facebook during study or test procedures.•Study and test times were held constant for all participants.•Low Facebook users recalled significantly more words than high users.•Multitasking does not explain the current results.

论文关键词：Facebook,Memory,Divided attention,Social networking,Social media

论文评审过程：Available online 31 May 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.031