ABSTRACT

Cyberpsychology is the study of human interactions with the internet, mobile computing and telephony, games consoles, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and other contemporary electronic technologies. The field has grown substantially over the past few years and this book surveys how researchers are tackling the impact of new technology on human behaviour and how people interact with this technology.

Examining topics as diverse as online dating, social networking, online communications, artificial intelligence, health-information seeking behaviour, education online, online therapies and cybercrime, Cyberpsychology and New Media book provides an in-depth overview of this burgeoning field, and allows those with little previous knowledge to gain an appreciation of the diversity of the research being undertaken in the area.

Arranged thematically and structured for accessibility, Cyberpsychology and New Media will be essential reading for researchers and students in Social Psychology and Cyberpsychology, and in  Communication and Media Studies.

part I|14 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|12 pages

What is Cyberpsychology?

part III|64 pages

Personality and Internet use

chapter 7|16 pages

Virtual Assistants

Trust and adoption in telecommunication customer support

chapter 8|10 pages

Gender-Bending in Virtual Worlds

Investigating ‘Need for Achievement' between goal-orientated and non-goal-orientated environments

chapter 10|14 pages

Online Identity Theft

An investigation of the differences between victims and non-victims with regard to anxiety, precautions and uses of the Internet

chapter 11|11 pages

Personality Caught in the Social Net

Facebook phishing

part IV|46 pages

Internet interventions and therapies

part V|46 pages

Internet and education

chapter 16|10 pages

Capturing Lectures

Using multimedia lecture captures to promote learning

chapter 18|14 pages

Social Bits

Personality and learning style profiling via the social web

part |8 pages

Conclusion