Moderate amounts of media multitasking are associated with optimal task performance and minimal mind wandering

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Highlights：

• Media multitasking is an ever-increasing phenomenon in our daily lives.

• A moderate amount of media multitasking is associated with optimal task performance.

• Moderate media multitasking is also associated with minimal mind wandering.

• These relationships are more prominent during difficult than easy tasks.

摘要

•Media multitasking is an ever-increasing phenomenon in our daily lives.•A moderate amount of media multitasking is associated with optimal task performance.•Moderate media multitasking is also associated with minimal mind wandering.•These relationships are more prominent during difficult than easy tasks.

论文关键词：Media multitasking,Mind wandering,N-back task,Self-control,Boredom

论文评审过程：Received 24 January 2020, Revised 6 May 2020, Accepted 8 May 2020, Available online 10 May 2020, Version of Record 13 May 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106422