1.Why is multitasking considered by many psychologists to be a myth?
Multitasking is a myth because you can't do 2 things at the same time because after someone perfomes an act they will move one to the next act, and keep jumping back and forth.
2.To what does the term "response selection bottleneck" refer?
Respones seletion bottle neck refers to the brain to respond to several stimuli at once. This causes people to loose time.
3.David Meyer has found that multitasking contributes to the release of stress hormones and adrenaline. Why is this important?
The release of stress hormones can damage your health, it leads to conflict of short term memory. Now that we know about this we can lower the cause.
4.Explain what Russell Podrack found regarding multitasking.
He found out that multi-task can affect the way we learn. When you multitask you do not recieve information efficiently, and you will not learn well.
5.What does the author conclude could happen to our culture as a result of increased multitasking?
Multitasking is a myth because you can't do 2 things at the same time because after someone perfomes an act they will move one to the next act, and keep jumping back and forth.
2.To what does the term "response selection bottleneck" refer?
Respones seletion bottle neck refers to the brain to respond to several stimuli at once. This causes people to loose time.
3.David Meyer has found that multitasking contributes to the release of stress hormones and adrenaline. Why is this important?
The release of stress hormones can damage your health, it leads to conflict of short term memory. Now that we know about this we can lower the cause.
4.Explain what Russell Podrack found regarding multitasking.
He found out that multi-task can affect the way we learn. When you multitask you do not recieve information efficiently, and you will not learn well.
5.What does the author conclude could happen to our culture as a result of increased multitasking?
He concludes that multitasking means the art of paying attention, the ability to shift our attention, and to exercise judgment about what objects are worthy of our attention. William James, the great psychologist wrote a book called "The Principal of Psychology" in 1890.
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