More frequent smartphone checking behaviour is associated with greater incidences of daily cognitive failures, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychology. However, the new findings also indicate that some forms of screen time are actually associated with reduced cognitive failures. Study author and SMU Assistant Professor of Psychology (Education) Andree Hartanto said, “This is a very interesting topic given that smartphone use has become ubiquitous in recent years and has dramatically changed the way people communicate and access information.” The study, “Smartphone use and daily cognitive failures: A critical examination using a daily diary approach with objective smartphone measures“, was authored by Asst Prof Hartanto, Kristine Y. X. Lee, and Yi Jing Chua, Frosch Y. X. Quek, and Nadyanna M. Majeed from SMU.