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Media multitasking and implicit learning [PDF]
Media multitasking refers to the simultaneous use of different forms of media. Previous research comparing heavy media multitaskers and light media multitaskers suggests that heavy media multitaskers have a broader scope of attention. The present study explored whether these differences in attentional scope would lead to a greater degree of implicit ...
Kathleen S, Edwards, Myoungju, Shin
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Studies on media multitasking behavior and task-switching performance have yielded mixed results. The present preliminary study (N = 40) focused on task management, and not performance, by allowing participants to choose the switching frequency between ...
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Media multitasking comprises a variety of different behaviors, ranging from watching TV while sending a text message to listening to music while gaming. However, we still know little about which media multitasking behaviors are selected more frequently and whether specific characteristics of the media activities determine this choice.
Susanne E. Baumgartner, Wisnu Wiradhany
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Higher media multi-tasking activity is associated with smaller gray-matter density in the anterior cingulate cortex. [PDF]
Media multitasking, or the concurrent consumption of multiple media forms, is increasingly prevalent in today's society and has been associated with negative psychosocial and cognitive impacts.
Kep Kee Loh, Ryota Kanai
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Distractor filtering in media multitaskers
A growing amount of modern media is consumed simultaneously, a phenomenon known as ‘media multitasking’. Individuals who regularly engage in this activity, heavy media multitaskers (HMMs), are more affected by irrelevant information that can intrude into a primary task than are light media multitaskers (LMMs—Ophir et al, 2009 Proceedings of the ...
Matthew S, Cain, Stephen R, Mitroff
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Off-task social media multitasking during class: determining factors and mediating mechanism
Framed by social learning theory, the study examines a set of personal and social factors determining off-task social media multitasking inside university classrooms. We aim to clarify the relationships between social media multitasking and self-efficacy,
Liping Deng, Yujie Zhou, Qingchun Hu
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Multitasking as distraction: A conceptual analysis of media multitasking research [PDF]
The word “multitasking” gets thrown around a lot these days. For years it was touted as the cognitive default for a new generation of digital natives, but psychologists are increasingly warning us against its harmful effects on many different forms of human activity.
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Media Multitasking and geographical affiliation: an exploratory study
Multitasking, especially involving media, has become a constant in our daily lives, increasingly promoted by technological developments on ever-developing personal equipment. Media multitasking has frequently been studied from the perspectives
Cláudia Barbosa, Luís Pedro
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The impact of media multitasking on learning [PDF]
While multitasking is not a new concept, it has received increasing attention in recent years with the development of new media and technologies. Recent trends appear to suggest that multitasking is on the rise among the younger generation. The purpose of the study is to determine if students obtain more or less information in multitasking conditions ...
Jennifer Lee, Lin Lin, Tip Robertson
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MULTITASKING MEDIA, ONLINE VIGILANCE, LOCUS OF CONTROL, AND STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
One of the factors determining how effectively learning is implemented in higher education is student academic performance. This study aims to ascertain how student academic performance is impacted by media multitasking, online vigilance, and locus of ...
Anindya Apriyanti, Cipto Wardoyo
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