Do hyperlinks make us less intelligent?
When someone asks us a question, the answer we usually give is nothing more than a representation of the previous knowledge we have at a cognitive level, in other words, the answers come from preconceived ideas that we have stored in our mental structure.
The ideas that we usually use to respond to multiple contexts have been acquired through learning processes obtained throughout our lives, basically our level of knowledge is the result of the experiences that we unconsciously undergo, as well as our beliefs about life.
Fig. 2 Our level of knowledge is the result of the experiences we have had. Image of public domain, Author: Ernestoeslava, 2017
For the Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, our knowledge is closely related to action, construction, reasoning and its representation through language, on the other hand, for Piaget our cognitive development depends largely on the interaction we have with the environment, as this increases our ability to structurally organize knowledge.
In this sense and based on these premises, we can highlight that technology currently limits our direct interaction with the environment, so we can infer that proportionally it is generating a decrease in our cognitive ability, in this regard the American writer Nicholas Carr has stated that technology and specifically the Internet search engines are making us less intelligent.
Carr position is strongly influenced by the adverse effect that hyperlinks have on our cognitive development, because it is inferred that this way of accessing information does not allow us to concentrate, deduce, reason, or save ideas to our library or mental structure. I hope to read your comments on this topic.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES CONSULTED:
[1] Ahmad A., and Ayyal A Piaget's Theory of Learning. Institute of Interdisciplinary Business Research. 2013. Article: Online access
[2] Carr N Is Google Making Us Stupid?. 2008. Article: Online access
OBSERVATION
Hi @lupafilotaxia
I also think hyperlinks are diminishing intelligence. It is a very easy way get information, the ability to deduce, analyze, among so many other mental functions are really decreasing. Especially in the younger ones, it is my impression since a long time ago.
Thank you for sharing this article.
Greetings friend @josevas217, correct this methodology of easy access to information of any kind, is an element that harms everyone but as you rightly express mainly harms the youngest. A controversial point is what mechanisms to use to be able to coexist with technologies, take advantage of the benefits offered by search engines, without abandoning our way of learning by interacting with the environment.
Hi @lupafilotaxia. I also consider that these easy ways of accessing and storing information make us less creative and analytical, we can see it in students who do not strive to make a decent research, just assemble something coherent with what they find on the internet, this limits their ability to deduce.
Greetings @emimoron
Correct these search engines or Internet search engines, only allow us to access files or information without going to analytical processes, an element that prevents us from having a meaningful learning. Thanks for leaving your deduction. Best regards.
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