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"\n\tAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below\n\t\n\n\n\nStudies have shown that cell phone use is addicting, but new research suggests that it also might be contagious. A four-month study from the University of Michigan found that people were more likely to use their phones when their companions had done so just seconds before. This behavior, researchers say, was often repeated.We don't know about you, but we catch ourselves doing this all the time. When our BFFs start trolling Facebook during happy hour, we totally have the urge to grab our smartphones and see what's happening on social media, too. Or, when our boyfriends start playing Words with Friends mid-New Girl, suddenly, we're on our devices opening up our Gmail.Be honest\u2014do you ever catch yourself checking your phone because the person next to you has? Tell us in the comments!Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter @NatashaBurton."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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