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Threaded cognition: An integrated theory of concurrent multitasking.
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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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Metadata
- Authors
- Salvucci, D. D., & Taatgen, N. A.
- Venue
- Psychological Review
- Published
- 2008
- Volume
- 115
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 101-130
- ISSN
- 0033-295X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1471
- OpenAlex
- W2121012460
- Cited by
- 667
- References
- 8
- FWCI
- 41.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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