Reheating breakfast: Age and multitasking on a computer-based and a non-computer-based task

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Highlights：

• We compared younger and older adults on computer-vs. non-computer-based multitasking.

• We found that correlations between the two tasks were limited.

• Older people experienced disadvantages through the use of the computer-based task.

• Evaluations of age effects on computer-based assessments are warranted.

摘要

•We compared younger and older adults on computer-vs. non-computer-based multitasking.•We found that correlations between the two tasks were limited.•Older people experienced disadvantages through the use of the computer-based task.•Evaluations of age effects on computer-based assessments are warranted.

论文关键词：Computer-based assessment,Older adults,Cognitive ageing,Prospective memory,Multitasking

论文评审过程：Received 16 December 2014, Revised 11 September 2015, Accepted 24 September 2015, Available online 5 November 2015, Version of Record 5 November 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.09.040