Discrimination accuracy improved across training sessions more for the multitasking group than the single-task group¶
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q3 i2 The session × group interaction on discrimination accuracy showed the accuracy increase was significantly higher for the multitasking group (mean change = 5.56%) than the single-task group (0.02%). → Angela D. Bender 2017
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Angela D. Bender 2017¶
Angela D. Bender, Hannah L. Filmer, Claire K. Naughtin and Paul E. Dux. (2017). Dynamic, continuous multitasking training leads to task-specific improvements but does not transfer across action selection tasks. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-017-0015-4
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Six-session mixed-design ANOVA of training data: the single-task group reached ceiling after session one, while the "multitasking training group" improved 5.56% across sessions, with printed effect size ηp² = .081.
"The resultant significant interaction between session × group revealed that the increase in accuracy was significantly higher for the multitasking training group (mean change = 5.56%) than for the single-task training group (mean change = 0.02%, F(5,185) = 3.24, p = .008, η2 P = .081)"
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Discrimination accuracy improved across training sessions more for the multitasking group than the single-task group |
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Discrimination accuracy improved across training sessions more for the multitasking group than the single-task group |
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