Why is multitasking considered by many psychologists to be a myth?
Multitasking is considered a myth because psychologoists have discovered multitasking is just a natural response to the hyperkinetic enviorment in which we live and in which there is always something constantly ocurring. Multitasking ccan be defined as task-switching that leads to a less productive individual.
To what does the term "response selection bottleneck" refer?
This response refers to a situation in which the brain is forced to respond to several activities at once. As a result of this task-switching time is lost in considerable amounts due to the fact that the brain takes longer to choose what task to perform first.
David Meyer has found that multitasking contributes to the release of stress hormones and adrenaline. Why is this important?
Contrary to other psychologists Meyer believes individuals can train their body to multitask. Though he found trough this constant task-switching the brain releases stress hormones and adrenaline which can contribute to long term health problems. This realease of hormones should be controlled due to the fact that it can also contributes to the loss of short-term mmeory. In a world so bust multitasking can sometimes become unvoluntarily and highly risky.
Explain what Russell Podrack found regarding multitasking.
Russell discovered trough study that multitasking severly affects you learning skills make them less felxible or more specialized. Even though you retain certain information it is then harder to retrieve or rebember the information. He then concluded humans are not built to live such a busy lifestyle and become less efficent in the long run even though they appear more efficent.
What does the author conclude could happen to our culture as a result of increased multitasking?
The author mentions how we will probably naturally adjust to our busy enviorment which may lead to long term health problems or a decline in productivity. Our future cultures
will become aware of several things but wont be able to really process or learn them leading to a culture weak in wisdom but big in information.
great job - Rebecca!
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