Multitasking and task performance: Roles of task hierarchy, sensory interference, and behavioral response

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Highlights:

• We examined the effects of (a) task hierarchy, (b) sensory interference, and (c) behavioral response on task performance.

• For task hierarchy, task performance was lower when the task was a secondary task (compared to when it was a primary task).

• For sensory interference, task performance was lower when sensory interference was high (compared to when it was low).

• For behavioral response, task performance was lower when behavioral response was present (compared to when it was absent).

• The effect of task hierarchy was stronger when sensory interference was high (compared to when it was low).

摘要

•We examined the effects of (a) task hierarchy, (b) sensory interference, and (c) behavioral response on task performance.•For task hierarchy, task performance was lower when the task was a secondary task (compared to when it was a primary task).•For sensory interference, task performance was lower when sensory interference was high (compared to when it was low).•For behavioral response, task performance was lower when behavioral response was present (compared to when it was absent).•The effect of task hierarchy was stronger when sensory interference was high (compared to when it was low).

论文关键词:Media multitasking,Task performance,Task hierarchy,Sensory interference,Behavioral response

论文评审过程:Available online 7 December 2017, Version of Record 22 December 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.12.008