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How turning your phone screen to black and white will affect how you look at it

Alex J. Holte
Pete Bender/University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College
Alex J. Holte

Looking at the screen time report on your phone can be jarring. But Alex Holte, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, found one way that could help cut down on screen time: switching your phone to black and white.

Holte researches human behavior in technology and, in some of his latest research, he tested out whether or not turning your phone to grayscale might make you look at it less. 

The Show spoke with him more about the results.

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