The Cyber Effect: Vocabulary Review

Key vocabulary terms and theoretical constructs from the prologue of 'The Cyber Effect' regarding human behavior and technology.

Cyberpsychology

The study of the impact of emerging technology on human behavior.

Cyber

Anything digital or technological, ranging from Bluetooth and driverless cars to artificial intelligence (A.I.) and cyborgs.

Cyber-socialization

An accelerated form of socialization online that results in the rapid creation of new social norms.

Cyber effect

A predictable mathematical multiplier, described as the $E = mc^{2}$ of this century, where human behavior is amplified and accelerated online.

Online Disinhibition Effect (ODE)

A psychological state where individuals in cyberspace become bolder, less inhibited, and judgment-impaired, similar to the effects of alcohol.

Online Syndication

The process where like-minded people find one another instantly and easily under a cloak of anonymity online.

Forensic Cyberpsychology

A subset of cyberpsychology focused on cyberbehavioral evidence, or the digital footprint left at a crime scene.

Cyber Footprint

The cyberbehavioral evidence of a crime scene consisting of digital exhaust, dust, and prints generated by online activity.

Forensic Psychology

The study of behavioral evidence at a crime scene, often referred to as the 'blood spatter of the mind.'

Forensic Science

The study of physical evidence at a crime scene, such as fibers, bodily fluids, or fingerprints.

Locard's Exchange Principle

A forensic science premise established by Edmond Locard stating that 'Every contact leaves a trace.'

Digital Exhaust

The traces of digital evidence and footprints generated by almost everything an individual does online.

Pattern of Life Analysis

The research and study of how people live online by analyzing their digital footprints on a minute-by-minute level.

Time-distortion Effect

The phenomenon where individuals lose track of the passage of time while interacting in the online environment.

Environmental Psychology

An interdisciplinary field that examines the interplay between individuals and their physical or virtual surroundings.

Cyberchondria

Health-anxiety that is facilitated and amplified by performing medical searches online.

Deep Web

The dark, hidden corners of the Internet where black markets thrive and criminals syndicate.

Cyber-migration

The process where a behavior mutates in cyberspace and then doubles back to become an accepted norm in everyday real life.

Intelligence Amplification (I.A.)

Technology used to enhance or expand human intelligence, particularly applied to solving complex problems like online sex offending.

Man-Computer Symbiosis

A concept proposed by J.C.R. Licklider in 1960 regarding the future symbiotic relationship between humans and machines.