2022 Cyberpsychology Presentation

Blue Team assignment - module 2 Current Trends: Cyberpsychology, behavior, and social networking

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Learning outcomes: -Analyze themes from peer-reviewed academic journal articles and synthesize critical information (CLO1-4) -Compare and contrast the varying thematic aspects that define cyberpsychological research (CLO1-4)

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We must face our fears if we want to get the most out of technology—and we must conquer those fears if we want to get the best out of humanity.

—Garry Kasparov

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Major themes in the 2017 volumes of the Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Network Journal include:

• primary concerts on online interaction, anxiety and attitudes about online communication methods • a new way to observe people and their interactions within a community • Meta-Analysis and internet addiction • prominent authors Shaughnessy, McNicol and van Bennekom

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Netnography: A methodological approach to the study of Digital Culture. The term comes from “Internet” and “ethnography” 5

Major themes in the 2018 volumes of the Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Network Journal include:

• focus on the challenges and opportunities offered in the creation and presentation of one’s choice of identity • perceptions of identity by others • security and safety in the digital realm • prominent authors Kaakinen, Keipi, Räsänen, & Oksanen

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Major themes in the 2019 volumes of the Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Network Journal include:

•special editions on virtual and augmented reality +plus impact on behavioral health •social anxiety during virtual cues •cognitive assessments for memory evaluation •artificial intelligence in mental health care

“An AI algorithm created at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has used hospital admission data from 5,000 patients and was 84% accurate in predicting the likelihood of suicide.”

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Major themes in the 2020 volumes of the Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Network Journal include:

• multimedia technologies for training, assessments, and treatments • habitual internet use • studies revolving around Covid-19 • video games and effects on relationships and interactions with other people in person

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Blue Team

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Major themes in the 2021 volumes of the Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Network Journal include:

• deepening engagement with augmented intelligence tools • COVID-19 Pandemic related impacts • responsibilities of humans in managing our tools • effects of violent video games over the last 50 years • prominent authors Debb, Bailenson and Wiederhold

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Major themes in the 2022 volumes of the Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Network Journal include:

• significant upgrades to existing computer systems and technology • virtual consumerism (VC) • using Big Data (BD) to study the needs, motives, and buying behaviors of consumers • integrate virtual reality (VR) training in academia and forensic departments 11

What conclusions can be drawn from all this? Let’s review.

• studies of the benefits and risks of technology and how we use it • fascinating subjects that expand the cyberpsychology knowledgebase

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