For the purpose of this paper, multitasking is defined as the engagement in individual and discrete tasks that are performed in succession. It is implied that there is necessarily some time spent switching …

Q: Are people better at multitasking (e.g., phoning and driving) with hands-free cell phone? If you keep your eyes on the road, you won’t miss anything, right? Let’s take a test!

multitasking, particularly media multitasking, on students’ cognitive functions. The review explores the cognitive mechanisms underlying multitasking, including the central attentional bottleneck and …

Look at how multitasking impacts productivity, what's happening in your brain when you take on too much, and how it hinders learning and memory. Discuss simple strategies to push aside distractions …

MULTITASKING % 98 of people who multitask feel like they're accomplishing more but are actually harming their performance. Multitasking and divided attention impair memory and diminish our abiity …

challenge for human cognition. A series of experiments addressed whether there are systematic differences in information processing styles between chronically heav. and light media multitaskers. …

The Kaiser report noted several factors that increase the likelihood media multitasking, including "having a computer and being able to see television from it."