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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Popular anecdotes suggest females outperform males in multitasking.
  • Empirical evidence on sex differences in multitasking is limited and inconsistent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate sex differences in multitasking abilities using a novel, ecologically valid task.
  • To provide empirical data on gender performance in a simulated everyday multitasking scenario.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the computerized meeting preparation task (CMPT) simulating everyday multitasking.
  • Assessed 82 males and 66 females aged 18-60 with diverse educational backgrounds.
  • Measured multitasking performance via accuracy, time, avatar movement, prospective memory, and distractor management.

Main Results:

  • No statistically significant sex differences were observed across any multitasking measures.
  • Effect sizes for all measures were very small (d ≤ 0.18), indicating negligible gender differences.
  • Findings align with studies reporting minimal or no gender disparities in everyday multitasking.

Conclusions:

  • The study found no evidence to support the popular belief of female superiority in multitasking.
  • Multitasking abilities appear to be similar across sexes in the tested everyday scenario.
  • Further research is needed to explore potential gender differences in other multitasking paradigms.