DEVIATIONS OF HUMAN COGNITIVE ABILITIES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Aim. To perform a complex consideration of the process of information technologies’ impact on the human psyche, to identify and analyze the deviations of his cognitive abilities arising during this process. Methodology. The main content of the research is the analysis of a number of phenomena related to the category of deviations in the field of human cognitive activity, including the syndrome of scattered attention and the information overload, the Internet addiction and nomophobia, clip and hypertextual character of thinking, problems of verbal communication, attention concentration and the attitude to multitasking. Results. The impact of information technologies on the human psyche is qualified to be complex, affecting all aspects of cognitive activity. The negative consequences of this process are concentration disorder, difficulties in the process of memorizing information, its analysis and reflection. The positive aspect is creative principles integration into the process of using modern information technologies. Research implications. The modern world is characterized by the rapid development of information technologies. However, the consequences of their impact on the human psyche are not sufficiently studied. The scale of their practical application goes far ahead of the reflection of the results associated with this process. It’s important to understand the way it’s affecting the physical and mental abilities of the human, to find out the deviations that may take place in this case.

information technology, cognitive abilities, information overload, scattered attention, clip thinking, hypertextuality, multitasking

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