Why Prediction Matters in Multitasking and How Predictability Can Improve It

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¹ Department of Performance Psychology, Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
² Institute of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
³ Institute of Sports Science, Sports Centre, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Psychology, Fern-Universität Hagen, Hagen, Germany.
⁵ Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
⁶ School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 29213250
PMCID: PMC5702893
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02021

Why Prediction Matters in Multitasking and How Predictability Can Improve It

Laura Broeker et al. Front Psychol. 2017.

. 2017 Nov 22:8:2021.

doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02021. eCollection 2017.

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Performance Psychology, Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
² Institute of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
³ Institute of Sports Science, Sports Centre, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Psychology, Fern-Universität Hagen, Hagen, Germany.
⁵ Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
⁶ School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 29213250
PMCID: PMC5702893
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02021

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Keywords: multitasking; multitasking performance; predictability; prediction; sources of predictability.

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