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

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 …

Our ability to multitask is severely limited: task performance deteriorates when we attempt to
undertake two or more tasks simultaneously. Remarkably, extensive training can greatly …

The cost-effectiveness of the implicit (procedural) knowledge that supports motor expertise
enables surprisingly efficient performance when a decision and an action must occur in …

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to characterize the psychometric functions that
describe task performance in dual-task listening effort measures as a function of signal to …

Human behavior is remarkably complex—even during the performance of relatively simple
tasks—yet it is often assumed that learned associations between stimuli and responses …

In many if not all situations humans are engaged in more than one activity at the same time,
that is, they multitask. In laboratory situations, even the combination of two simple motor …

When two tasks are presented simultaneously or in close succession, such as in the
overlapping task paradigm of the psychological refractory period, dual-task performance on …

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 …

This chapter introduces basic concepts and methodologies in research on task-set control.
To this end, key concepts are defined (such as “task” and “task set,” which refers to the …