Metacognition of multitasking: How well do we predict the costs of divided attention?

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 158-165

  Finley, Jason R ^a   Benjamin, Aaron S ^b   McCarley, Jason S ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Divided attention; Dual task; Metacognition; Multitasking; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEARING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK-TAKING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901607786     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xap0000010     Document Type: Article

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