APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Examining the Influence of Motivation on Media Multitasking over Time-on-Task
- Allison Drody
- Effie Pereira
University of Waterloo - Brandon Ralph
University of Waterloo - James Danckert
University of Waterloo - Daniel Smilek
University of Waterloo
Abstract
Prior work suggests that media multitasking increases over time-on-task, which can negatively impact task performance. We investigated whether increasing motivation attenuates temporal increases in media multitasking during a sustained attention task. Results revealed that increasing motivation led to less increases in media multitasking and attenuated performance declines over time.
Motivation
