Why do folder dates sometimes change

Does anyone know why the folder date would change on a folder if all I did was open it up and look inside it? Is there anyway to stop this from happening?
For example, I look inside a folder and the date changes to the current date. It can get confusing, because now my backup has an older date even though the information is the same.
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