Q: How old were you when you got your first smartphone?

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Q: How would you make plans with people with vs. without a smartphone?

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Q: What was your main form of communication without a smartphone?

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Q: What is the longest period of time that you have gone without a smartphone since you got one?
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Q: Do you think you are more disconnected or connected with a smartphone?

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Q: Do you think communication now is better than when you were a child/adolescent?

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Q: Is there anything you miss about communication before smartphones?
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Q: Do you think smartphones are a necessity?

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We plan to do a social experiment in which we stay in one place for 30 mins and take a note of how many people are using their smartphones as they walk by. This experiment will allow us to determine how much of a necessity a smartphone is for students.