<p>Tech companies are using the same techniques as dog trainers to keep children hooked onto their apps…</p><p>That’s a claim from Dog Trainer, Behaviourist, and science graduate, Deirdre Ryan, who joins Andrea to discuss. Also joining to discuss is Lecturer in Cyberpsychology, Dean McDonald.</p>

Tech companies are using the same techniques as dog trainers to keep children hooked onto their apps… That’s a claim from Dog Trainer, Behaviourist, and science graduate, Deirdre Ryan, who joins Andrea to discuss. Also joining to discuss is Lecturer in Cyberpsychology, Dean McDonald.

Are kids being tricked into watching screens?

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