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Barriers to success: physical separation optimizes event-file retrieval in shared workspaces.
Bibiana Klempova1, Roman Liepelt2,3
1Institute for Psychology, University of Muenster, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149, Muenster, Germany. b.klempova@uni-muenster.de.
Psychological Research
|July 10, 2017
Summary
Physical separation in shared workspaces enhances cognitive processing and task efficiency, while virtual separation like background music can hinder performance. This research explores how workspace modifications impact joint task performance.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Sharing tasks can improve efficiency but also introduce distractions.
- The joint Simon effect (JSE) measures referential coding in shared tasks.
- Sequential modulations of the JSE (smJSE) reflect event-file processing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of physical and virtual workspace separation on referential coding and event-file processing.
- To analyze how a physical barrier (curtain) and virtual separation (music) affect performance in a joint Simon task.
Main Methods:
- Two experiments were conducted using a joint Simon task.
- Experiment 1: Physical separation using a transparent curtain.
- Experiment 2: Virtual separation using background music.
Main Results:
- Physical separation enhanced event-file processing, indicated by an enlarged smJSE and improved error rates.
- Virtual separation (music) did not affect event-file processing or referential coding but slowed response times and hampered error processing.
- Music degraded event-file retrieval in a more complex standard Simon task.
Conclusions:
- Physical separation in shared workspaces optimizes event-file processing.
- Music may induce a relaxed processing mode in shared tasks but interferes with complex tasks and joint error processing.
- Findings suggest environmental modifications can significantly impact collaborative task performance.
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