PSYCHOPHYSICAL EFFECTS OF ACTIVE USE OF TECHNICAL MEANS OF ON-SCREEN COMMUNICATION

Abstract

The article considers a number of new views on the features of human interaction with virtual space through the screen of a mobile electronic device used as a means of communication and a means of access to the world Wide Web. Special attention is paid to the influence on the perception and consciousness of the user of the factors of the availability and possibility of accessing the device, as well as the analysis of functions such as informing, referencing, assisting. According to the results of the study, the features of changes occurring in the field of perception and subsequent processing of information are identified and analyzed, the results of which often become a progressive reduction of the abilities and skills of the individual associated with its main higher mental functions. In conclusion, the paradox of the emergence of a new type of addiction is considered, which is based on the pathological dependence of the user on his gadget, the pathopsychology of this phenomenon and its possible causes are investigated.