Wake Forest University: The 'Switch Cost' of Multitasking
April 17, 2024
April 17, 2024
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 17 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following Q&A on April 16, 2024, with Psychology professor Anthony Sali:
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Multitasking is the act of performing multiple tasks or activities simultaneously or near-simultaneously. However, studies in cognitive psychology suggest that true simultaneous multitasking is unlikely. Instead, our brains are switching between tasks rather than handling them concurrently. This rapid sw . . .
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Multitasking is the act of performing multiple tasks or activities simultaneously or near-simultaneously. However, studies in cognitive psychology suggest that true simultaneous multitasking is unlikely. Instead, our brains are switching between tasks rather than handling them concurrently. This rapid sw . . .