Journal article
Threaded Cognition: An Integrated Theory of Concurrent Multitasking
Psychological review, v 115(1), pp 101-130
Jan 2008
PMID: 18211187
Abstract
The authors propose the idea of threaded cognition, an integrated theory of concurrent multitasking-that is, performing 2 or more tasks at once. Threaded cognition posits that streams of thought can be represented as threads of processing coordinated by a serial procedural resource and executed across other available resources (e.g., perceptual and motor resources). The theory specifies a parsimonious mechanism that allows for concurrent execution, resource acquisition, and resolution of resource conflicts, without the need for specialized executive processes. By instantiating this mechanism as a computational model, threaded cognition provides explicit predictions of how multitasking behavior can result in interference, or lack thereof, for a given set of tasks. The authors illustrate the theory in model simulations of several representative domains ranging from simple laboratory tasks such as dual-choice tasks to complex real-world domains such as driving and driver distraction.
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- Title
- Threaded Cognition: An Integrated Theory of Concurrent Multitasking
- Creators
- Dario D Salvucci - Department of Computer Science, Drexel UniversityNiels A Taatgen - Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
- Contributors
- Keith Rayner (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Psychological review, v 115(1), pp 101-130
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Computer Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000252339900005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-39049146131
- Other Identifier
- 991014878428004721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary