Multitasking and task performance: Roles of task hierarchy, sensory interference, and behavioral response

This research examined how different types of multitasking affect task performance due to (a) task hierarchy, (b) sensory interference, and (c) behavioral response. This research used a 2 task hierarchy (primary vs. secondary multitasking) × 2 sensory interference (low vs. high) × 2 behavioral response (absent vs. present) between group experimental design. The results of two experiments showed that task performance was lower (a) when the given...