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Why Overheard Cell Phone Chats Are Annoying
__roo writes "American researchers think they have found the answer to the question of why overhearing cell phone chats are annoying. According to scientists at Cornell University, when only half of the conversation is overheard, it drains more attention and concentration than when overhearing two people talking. According to one researcher, 'We have less control to move away our attention from half a conversation (or halfalogue) than when listening to a dialogue. Since halfalogues really are more distracting and you can't tune them out, this could explain why people are irritated.' Their study will be published in the journal Psychological Science."
Psychology is not science.
to come up with answers we already knew?
2^3 * 31 * 647
Maybe you just have too high of an opinion of yourself.
Or, you know. no one should ever talk.
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