(246 words):Title: Assessing the effects of internet-related urges on inhibition using an anti-saccade task Background: The average adult spends two thirds of waking day online; many researchers propose that this excess internet usage is driven by some form of behavioural addiction. One feature of addictions, according to the Tiffany cognitive urge model, is the presence of urges (i.e., craving) to engage in the behaviour that are difficult to ignore. The current study attempted to establish whether urges occurs for internet usage and test whether such urges interferes with inhibition processes.
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