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The Environmental and Technological Factors of Multitasking

The Environmental and Technological Factors of Multitasking

Lin Lin, Bill Lipsmeyer
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781466684508|ISBN10: 146668450X|EISBN13: 9781466684515
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8450-8.ch001
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Lin, Lin, and Bill Lipsmeyer. "The Environmental and Technological Factors of Multitasking." Human Behavior, Psychology, and Social Interaction in the Digital Era, edited by Anabela Mesquita and Chia-Wen Tsai, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8450-8.ch001

APA

Lin, L. & Lipsmeyer, B. (2015). The Environmental and Technological Factors of Multitasking. In A. Mesquita & C. Tsai (Eds.), Human Behavior, Psychology, and Social Interaction in the Digital Era (pp. 1-20). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8450-8.ch001

Chicago

Lin, Lin, and Bill Lipsmeyer. "The Environmental and Technological Factors of Multitasking." In Human Behavior, Psychology, and Social Interaction in the Digital Era, edited by Anabela Mesquita and Chia-Wen Tsai, 1-20. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8450-8.ch001

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Abstract

Research on multitasking, that is, conducting two or more tasks simultaneously or switching quickly between two or more tasks, has focused mostly on a human's capacity to do so inside their brain. However, our daily life experience indicates that our ability to multitask is not only dependent on our brain capacity, but is also related to other factors such as our environments and available resources. Different individuals may have different abilities to multitask due to their expertise, situational awareness, or ability to plan ahead. This chapter discusses the environmental and technological factors of multitasking based on a prior study. The goal is to expand interdisciplinary dialogues and research methodologies to better understand this prevalent phenomenon in our society.

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