Doing many things at a time: lack of power decreases the ability to multitask
Cai, Ran Alice ORCID: 0000-0001-9278-8066 and Guinote, Ana
ORCID: 0000-0002-4226-7833
(2017)
Doing many things at a time: lack of power decreases the ability to multitask.
British Journal of Social Psychology, 56 (3).
pp. 475-492.
ISSN 0144-6665 (Print), 2044-8309 (Online)
(doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12190)
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Abstract
Three studies investigated the effects of power on the ability to pursue multiple, concomitant goals, also known as multitasking. It was predicted that powerless participants will show lower multitasking ability than control and powerful participants. Study 1 focused on self‐reported ability to multitask in a sample of executives and subordinate employees. Studies 2 and 3 investigated the ability to dual‐task and to switch between tasks, respectively, using dual‐task and task‐switching paradigms. Across the studies, powerless individuals were less able to effectively multitask compared with control and powerful participants, suggesting that the detrimental effects of lack of power extend beyond single‐task environments, shown in past research, into multitasking environments. Underlying mechanisms are discussed.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | power, multitasking, dual-tasking, task-switching, goal-pursuit |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Faculty / Department / Research Group: | Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Department of Psychology, Social Work & Counselling |
Last Modified: | 19 May 2020 09:56 |
Selected for GREAT 2016: | None |
Selected for GREAT 2017: | None |
Selected for GREAT 2018: | None |
Selected for GREAT 2019: | None |
Selected for REF2021: | REF 3 |
URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/26484 |
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