Mobile phone multitasking is widely considered to be a major source of distraction in
academic performance. This paper attempts to review the emerging literature by focusing on …

Work interruptions are ubiquitous in today's workplaces as a result of the proliferation of
technology and a growing emphasis on collaboration and open workspaces. Although a …

Electronic communication is emotionally gratifying, but how do such technological
distractions impact academic learning? The current study observed 263 middle school, high …

One goal of researchers in neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence is to build
theoretical models that are able to explain the flexibility and adaptiveness of biological …

Notifications are extremely beneficial to users, but they often demand their attention at
inappropriate moments. In this paper we present an in-situ study of mobile interruptibility …

Forming connections between human performance and design, this new edition of
Engineering Psychology and Human Performance examines human–machine interaction …

Adaptive control of thought-rational (ACT-R; JR Anderson & C. Lebiere, 1998) has evolved
into a theory that consists of multiple modules but also explains how these modules are …

Automated driving systems are becoming increasingly prevalent throughout society. In
conditionally automated vehicles, drivers may engage in non-driving-related tasks (NDRTs) …

Recently, a debate has begun over whether in-class laptops aid or hinder learning. While
some research demonstrates that laptops can be an important learning tool, anecdotal …

The authors propose the idea of threaded cognition, an integrated theory of concurrent
multitasking--that is, performing 2 or more tasks at once. Threaded cognition posits that …