Disrupting the pattern: Further testing of the spatiotemporal hypothesis of multitasking
2016 (English)Conference paper, Poster (with or without abstract) (Other academic)
Abstract [en]
We tested the spatiotemporal hypothesis of multitasking, which posits that under high temporal load, individuals with better spatial abilities are better at multitasking. A computerized multitasking simulation was administered under three different conditions, one ordinary and two conditions with additional concurrent spatial load. Participants were assigned to one of three groups, luteal females, menstrual females and males. Based on the literature, these groups differ in spatial abilities because of hormonal fluctuations linked to the menstrual cycle. Across all three versions of the multitasking simulation, the performance of the luteal group was lowest, while the menstrual and the male group did not differ significantly from each other. The results support the notion that participants with better spatial ability are better multitaskers.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2016. p. 30-30, article id A-0644
Keywords [en]
multitasking, spatial ability, simulation
National Category
Psychology
Research subject
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-138877OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-138877DiVA, id: diva2:1069270
Conference
Sixth International Conference on Memory (ICOM 6), Budapest, Hungary, July 17-22, 2016
2017-01-272017-01-272022-02-28Bibliographically approved