We're all screwed now... I think everyone in todays technology age is a constant multitasker.
Multi-tasking affects the brain's learning systems, and as a result, we do not learn as well when we are distracted, UCLA psychologists report this week in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Multi-tasking adversely affects how you learn," said Russell Poldrack, UCLA associate professor of psychology and co-author of the study. "Even if you learn while multi-tasking, that learning is less flexible and more specialized, so you cannot retrieve the information as easily. Our study shows that to the degree you can learn while multi-tasking, you will use different brain systems.
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Study: Distractions impede learning
I mean, honestly, IS DISTRACTION SUPPOSED TO HELP LEARNING??
Wed Jul 26, 06:01:29 PM CDT
haha... very true...
that's why this ended up on omnibrain ;)
Thu Jul 27, 09:07:52 AM CDT
does that mean that part-task training should show better performance in the long run than whole-task training? (cuz usually it doesn't)
Fri Jul 28, 02:07:58 PM CDT
damn you human factors people haha..
I actually thought of the same thing but I came up with a reason why it wasn't the same.. .but i forget now... ugh - i need to goto sleep.
Mon Jul 31, 02:11:05 AM CDT
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