Multitasking

skills that will help me in this program and along my academic journey. Multitasking, academic knowledge and being a good student, scheduling and a unique point of view will all help me to achieve my scholarly goals. I hope to utilize these talents and learn more about plagiarizing and APA writing style while in this class to help me be a well-rounded individual. While managing a job and family I developed multitasking and scheduling skills. My job as Office Administrator requires…

The research relates to the textbook, The Science of Psychology by Laura A. King. In Chapter 4: How We Sense and Perceive the World, we learned about attention. The differences in attention and how it can determine what we learn and perceive in a situation. As well as, in class we talk about the way people divert their attention to situations only to exclude some information of the situation. This could be done in selective attention. We determine how to perceive situations. For instance, “A…

at the same time. This behavior is known as multitasking and is the main reason leading to irresponsible driving habits. These habits lead to accidents and death statistics establish “11 teens die everyday as a result of texting while driving” (Riddle). It is essential to decrease the amount of accidents and fatal deaths caused by texting and driving. Multitasking is dangerous and should not be done while conducting a motor vehicle, “Genuine multitasking, has been exposed as a myth, not just by…

drastically. There is an abundant amount of people who knowledgable that driving distracted can be life threatening, yet they proceed to text while they are behind the wheel. This act puts many people at risk. Many believe that they are easily capable of multitasking. Safety of yourself and others will always be an important role of driving. Do not take advantage of the privilege of driving by being careless. While many people are aware that texting while driving is dangerous, most still…

individuals. There could also be certain implementations that could be put into place in order to mitigate the negatives and embolden the positive attributes laptops bring into the classrooms. Methods The goal of the project is to understand analyze the impact of personal computers and tablets have on the education of U.S college and university students and how they are used in classrooms. I am particularly interested in how computers are used either to aid education or are they a distraction…

the brain in his 2008 article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Carr states that the brain can be rewired due to technology, which relates to his theory in chapter 7 of his book. Synopsis Chapter 7 covers the topics of neuroplasticity, hypertext, and multitasking. The chapter focuses on the effects of the Internet on the brain and the mind’s ability to understand and process information. Plasticity…

was present, that the bilingual brain organized information in a way that creates advantages (ACTFL). The brain has this way of organization because the brain has to monitor what language is appropriate to the situation which requires excellent multitasking (Psy Blog). Not only does bilingualism effect other languages, but it also benefits other…

The manufacture of each swift program or idea derived from the Internet has caused multitasking to transmute into the hasty completion of important tasks. As well, “numerous studies have shown the sometimes-fatal danger of using cell phones and other electronic devices while driving” Christine Rosen of The Myth of Multitasking has emphasized that “…several states have now made that particular form of multitasking illegal” (4). If the governing states of America and other countries alike, presume…

difficult to have single-minded concentration when the brain is in a constant state of distraction. It is impossible for our computers to have a single minded concentration because it is continuously distracting due to what the internet offers. Multitasking is possible, however…

In today's society, it is impossible to keep away from media and technology. Whether walking down the street or driving on the highway, it is guaranteed that there will be someone talking, texting, or absorbing some sort of media on their mobile devices. Nicholas Negroponte is able to forecast the effects of the advent of technology in his essay, "The Post-Information Age". Negroponte is able to see that technology will not only change the way people communicate, but change society as a whole…