Internet Thinking Text 3

What does the term 'technophile' mean as used in the text?

• A person who is afraid of technology

• A person who is enthusiastic about technology

• A person who invents new technologies

• A person who studies the history of technology

What does the text suggest about modern tools like Google Glass and Evernote?

• They are making it harder to access information

• They are reducing the need for human memory

• They are not as useful as traditional tools like slide rules

• They are only used by technophiles

According to the text, how did Clark and Chalmers view the human mind?

• As a system that transcends the brain to encompass aspects of the outside environment

• As a biological organ limited to the skull

• As an outdated concept replaced by computers

• As a fixed entity that cannot evolve with technology

According to Maureen Ritchey, what type of information are humans particularly good at remembering?

• Abstract details like the title of a book

• Information that is viscerally important to us

• Email addresses of people we know

• Recipes for homemade pastry

What does Nicholas Carr worry about in relation to the Internet and our minds?

• The Internet is enhancing our deep thinking abilities

• The Internet is making us smarter in superficial ways but may be making us stupid on a deeper level

• The Internet is improving our ability to concentrate for long periods

• The Internet has no significant effect on our cognitive abilities

What historical figure does Carr mention to support his argument about the impact of new technologies on the mind?

• Maureen Ritchey

• Socrates

• Chalmers

• Nicholas Carr himself

What does Chalmers suggest about the advent of oral language?

• It improved our introspection abilities

• It had no effect on our sensory capacities

• It reshaped our cortexes to the detriment of some primitive sensory capacities

• It made us better at remembering abstract details