Individual differences in multitasking ability and adaptability

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 919-923

  Morgan, Brent ^a   D'Mello, Sidney ^a   Fike, Karl ^a   Abbott, Robert ^b   Haass, Michael ^b   Tamplin, Andrea ^c   Radvansky, Gabriel ^c   Forsythe, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE ABILITY; DOMINANT FACTOR; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; PROFESSIONAL LIFE; SPATIAL ABILITIES; TASK DEMAND; TASK DIFFICULTY; WORKING MEMORIES;

FLIGHT SIMULATORS; MULTITASKING;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 81855167636     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1071181311551191     Document Type: Conference Paper

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