Mobile phone multitasking is widely considered to be a major source of distraction in
academic performance. This paper attempts to review the emerging literature by focusing on …

Human-Computer Interaction: An Empirical Research Perspective is the definitive guide to
empirical research in HCI. The book begins with foundational topics including an historical …

Electronic communication is emotionally gratifying, but how do such technological
distractions impact academic learning? The current study observed 263 middle school, high …

Multitasking is all around us: the office worker interrupted by a phone call, the teenager
texting while driving, the salesperson chatting while entering an order. When multitasking …

In this study, we develop a theoretical model that predicts an inverted-U relationship
between multitasking and performance. The model is tested with a controlled experiment …

Drivers of partially automated vehicles (PAVs) are relieved from parts of the driving tasks
allocated to the automated driver. Ironically, these drivers are obligated to continuously …

Human multitasking is often the result of self-initiated interruptions in the performance of an
ongoing task. These self-interruptions occur in the absence of external triggers such as …

Supervisory control environments, such as the NASA control room can induce high workload
levels in situations where a single error is capable of costing millions of dollars. An …

Because both languages of bilinguals are constantly active, bilinguals need to manage
attention to the target language and avoid interference from the non-target language. This …

The main challenge for theories of multitasking is to predict when and how tasks interfere.
Here, we focus on interference related to the problem state, a directly accessible …