Decision making in dual-task environments: Analysis of hemispheric competition effects

    Authors

    C. Bowers; C. Price; R. LaBarba; J. Cannon-Bowers; W. Borjesson;J. Vogel

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Percept. Mot. Skills

    Keywords

    WORKLOAD; Psychology, Experimental

    Abstract

    Performance degradations in multitasking situations have been reported frequently as a predictable effect of competition that arises from different processing demands whose hemispheric locations are too proximal. This model might be useful in explaining performance deficits in complex workplaces. To test this assertion, a laboratory study was designed to create an analogue of the processing demands required by a tactical decision-making task performed by 24 right-handed men. Vocalization, dichotic listening and decision-making performance were assessed under single- and dual-task conditions. The results were consistent with the predictions from hemispheric competition in the case of dichotic Listening bur not with vocalization. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for both research and systems design.

    Journal Title

    Perceptual and Motor Skills

    Volume

    91

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2000

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    237

    Last Page

    245

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000089357700028

    ISSN

    0031-5125

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