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Technology is developing rapidly. It is an essential part of how we live our daily lives–in a mental and physical sense, and in professional and personal environments. Cybercognition explores the ideas of technology addiction, brain training, and much more. This text provides readers with a guide to understanding concepts related to the online world. It answers important questions: • What is the impact of digital technology on our learning, memory, attention, problem-solving, and decision making? • If we continue to use digital technology on a large scale, can it change the way we think? • Can human cognition keep up with technology? Suitable for students on Cyberpsychology and Cognitive Psychology courses at all levels, as well as anyone with an inquiring mind.
Multitasking
Multitasking
Learning Objectives
- To define the concept of multitasking in the context of the digital environment;
- to explore the theoretical underpinnings of multitasking from an information processing perspective;
- to highlight the impact multitasking can have on task performance;
- to explore the concept of media multitasking and examine how this can impact on performance;
- to examine the literature on smartphone and mobile phone use whilst performing other tasks to highlight the clear safety issues of such activities.
Overview
I would like to beg for the reader’s indulgence here and in doing so ask you to ponder the following quotes:
[T]he ability to multitask is considered to be a desirable job skill by many employers, which is not surprising given that, on average, workers shift between tasks every three minutes. (Monk et al., 2008: ...
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