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===Definition===
 
===Definition===
Ringxiety, phantom vibration syndrome, or phantom ringtones is a term used to describe the feeling of a phone call in one's pocket, even though one is not being called upon.<ref>http://americaswatchtower.com/2007/11/13/beware-of-phantom-vibration-syndrome-it-could-kill-you/</ref>
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The term ringxiety was first coined by psychologist David Laramie to describe the phantom feeling of a phone call in one's pocket.
  
Peter Tse, professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College, said phantom vibration rings may happen because cell phone users develop a “template” in their heads.
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Peter Tse, professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College, said phantom vibration rings may happen  
 
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because cell phone users develop a “template” in their heads. “I have a template for my baby’s cry in my head, for example, and sometimes just by chance a random set of sounds will match it,” he said. “I will go to check, but the baby wasn’t crying. “
“I have a template for my baby’s cry in my head, for example, and sometimes just by chance a random set of sounds will match it,” he said. “I will go to check, but the baby wasn’t crying. “
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These templates of expectation are responsible for the feeling of a call or text message, even though one might be present.
 
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"The brain is constantly filtering out background information", Tse says, and  "sometimes when a person is monitoring or searching for something important to them — such as a cell phone call or the sound of their own name — some of this background information is picked up and matched to a mental template".<ref>America's WatchTower - Beware of Phantom Vibration Syndrome. It could kill you. http://americaswatchtower.com/2007/11/13/beware-of-phantom-vibration-syndrome-it-could-kill-you/</ref>
He said the brain is constantly filtering out background information. Tse said sometimes when a person is monitoring or searching for something important to them — such as a cell phone call or the sound of their own name — some of this background information is picked up and matched to a mental template.
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It’s called the cocktail party effect.
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“When everyone’s talking at a cocktail party, if your name or anything close to your name comes up in the room, you easily pick up on that,” Tse said.
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But false vibrations are less easily understood. Some neurologists compare it to the nerve sensations felt by amputees in the place of the missing limb.
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==References==

Revision as of 17:15, 30 June 2011

Definition

The term ringxiety was first coined by psychologist David Laramie to describe the phantom feeling of a phone call in one's pocket.

Peter Tse, professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College, said phantom vibration rings may happen because cell phone users develop a “template” in their heads. “I have a template for my baby’s cry in my head, for example, and sometimes just by chance a random set of sounds will match it,” he said. “I will go to check, but the baby wasn’t crying. “ These templates of expectation are responsible for the feeling of a call or text message, even though one might be present. "The brain is constantly filtering out background information", Tse says, and "sometimes when a person is monitoring or searching for something important to them — such as a cell phone call or the sound of their own name — some of this background information is picked up and matched to a mental template".[1]

References

  1. America's WatchTower - Beware of Phantom Vibration Syndrome. It could kill you. http://americaswatchtower.com/2007/11/13/beware-of-phantom-vibration-syndrome-it-could-kill-you/