Title

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

Authors

Authors

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

Comments

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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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