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New study finds social media junkies make riskier decisions

Playing with Fire –

January 10, 2019 –  Researchers at Michigan State University … gave 71 people the Iowa Gambling Task, which psychologists say identifies the differences in decision-making among healthy people and substance abusers. When playing the computer simulation of a card game, people who reported they overindulged in Facebook made big gambles at a higher rate.  They played the game the exact way drug addicts typically do, while people who reported less time on social media made better decisions.

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