Listening in strangers’ Mobile Phone calls is hard for human brain to resist, according to a new study conducted by Lauren Emberson, a Ph.D. candidate at Cornell University and published in Psychological Science journal.
“We have less control to move our attention away from half a conversation than when listening to a dialogue,” says Lauren Emberson, a Ph.D. candidate at Cornell University who conducted a study into the distracting effects of overhearing random conversations.
With all those mobile accessories widely available, particularly Bluetooth headset models, it is easier now than ever to study all kinds of effects of overhearing random conversations.
A person who listens to such a conversation and tries to figure out what’s being said on the other said isn’t necessarily eavesdropping, Emberson says. “Their cognitive mechanism basically means that they’re forced to listen.”