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Intermittent rewards

Well, this is because of what psychologists call the most powerful motivator on the planet: intermittent rewards

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Well, this is because of what psychologists call
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the most powerful motivator on the planet:
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intermittent rewards.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:41
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Filmmaker John Hyatt talks to kids, parents and experts about the impact and chilling consequences of constant smartphone screen time in today's world.
- Now, you might imagine intuitively - Screened Out 00:04
- Now, you might imagine intuitively
You know, you go do something, you get a reward, - Screened Out 00:06
You know, you go do something, you get a reward,
- Many years ago, (playful music) - Screened Out 00:07
- Many years ago, (playful music)
(rat squealing) (electricity crackling) - Screened Out 00:09
(rat squealing) (electricity crackling)
He found, when the pigeon received a reward every time - Screened Out 00:12
He found, when the pigeon received a reward every time
However, when the food came randomly, - Screened Out 00:08
However, when the food came randomly,
It was the anticipation of the reward - Screened Out 00:07
It was the anticipation of the reward
(slot machine tinkling) - Screened Out 00:11
(slot machine tinkling)
If you made those machines (unsettling music) - Screened Out 00:09
If you made those machines (unsettling music)
So it started with these slot machines, - Screened Out 00:06
So it started with these slot machines,
And so, I think, my sense is the hierarchy - Screened Out 00:08
And so, I think, my sense is the hierarchy
- [Jon] Every time we remove the devices - Screened Out 00:07
- [Jon] Every time we remove the devices
Every like, bit of information, or message is the payoff. - Screened Out 00:06
Every like, bit of information, or message is the payoff.
A basic behavioral loop that we are stuck in endlessly. - Screened Out 00:05
A basic behavioral loop that we are stuck in endlessly.
Some apps, social networks, and game companies - Screened Out 00:08
Some apps, social networks, and game companies
In November 2017, at an Axios event, - Screened Out 00:16
In November 2017, at an Axios event,
- That thought process was all about how do we consume - Screened Out 00:09
- That thought process was all about how do we consume
And that means that we need to sort of give you - Screened Out 00:17
And that means that we need to sort of give you
They're exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology. - Screened Out 00:06
They're exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology.
The inventors/creators - Screened Out 00:10
The inventors/creators