Numerous studies showed decreased performance in situations that require multiple tasks
or actions relative to appropriate control conditions. Because humans often engage in such …

Although there are well-known limitations of the human cognitive system in performing two
tasks simultaneously (dual-tasking) or alternatingly (task-switching), the question for a …

This chapter examines the demands made by multitasking situations in the real world, and
argues that the human brain systems critical in dealing with them may be surprisingly …

In the context of performance optimizations in multitasking, a central debate has unfolded in
multitasking research around whether cognitive processes related to different tasks proceed …

Persons are often engaged in activities that combine multiple tasks (so called multitasking),
even though this combination is typically accompanied by performance costs in the …

Although prior investigations have revealed cognitive abilities to be important predictors of
multitasking behavior, few investigations have been conducted on the relation between …

Multi-tasking is a requirement of many, if not most, modern jobs. While both practitioners and
researchers have realized the importance of this topic, little attention has been paid to …

The present study examined the relationship between personality and individual differences
in multi-tasking ability. Participants enrolled at the University of Utah completed measures of …

The main challenge for theories of multitasking is to predict when and how tasks interfere.
Here, we focus on interference related to the problem state, a directly accessible …

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the cognitive factors that predictability and
adaptability during multitasking with a flight simulator. Background: Multitasking has become …