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7/26/2019 Multitasking Science Fair

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Science Fair ReportDONE BY:

MACOMA ABBOTT, JENNA VAN DER NEUT,CINTIA PEGUERO, ASANI RICARDSON,

BRANDON !IBIER, GERA!DINE BENDERS,

NI"ITA SUJANANI, AJANI DESTIN

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In te -.&tcent#r/ peop(e are tr/in* to 0o 1ore' 2e

tr/ to +e 1ore co1petiti3e' 2e tr/ to acie3e te

i1po&&i+(e' #1an& to0a/ tr/ to p#& teir (i1it& in 1an/

4a/&' One o5 te1 +ein* 1#(tita&)in*' 2e are tr/in* to

co1p(ete a& 1#c a& 4e can in &ort perio0& o5 ti1e' Te

6#e&tion i&, are 4e rea((/ 0oin* 4at 4e tin) 4e are' Are

4e 0oin* +etter7 Are 4e acie3in* 1ore7 I& 1#(tita&)in*

rea((/ 4or)in* 5or #&7 In ti& pro8ect 4e 4i(( 9n0 o#t'

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#e&tion, Varia+(e&, /pote&i&

Research Questions: I& 1#(tita&)in* act#a((/ po&&i+(e7

o4 0oe& tr/in* to 1#(tita&)in* aect 1e1or/,

ecienc/, an0 a*i(it/7

Hypothesis: 2e +e(ie3e tat 1#(tita&)in* 4i(( not a3e

a *oo0 eect on o#r 1e1or/, ecienc/, an0 a*i(it/ 0#e

to te 5act tat o#r +rain& 4i(( a3e to 4or) e>tra ar0 to

)eep #p pro3in* tat 1#(tita&)in* i& not act#a((/ po&&i+(e7

Variables:

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Independent Variable Peop(e Dierent a*e&, Dierent

Gen0er&, Dierent &tren*t& an0 4ea)ne&&e&

Dependent Variables 2eter a per&on i1pro3e& or 0oe&4or&e in 6#a(it/ o5 4or), 4eter a per&on re1e1+er&,

4eter a per&on i& a+(e to concentrate on t4o tin*& at

te &a1e ti1e'

Controlled Variables Te 1at te&t, Te co(or a& car0&,

Te o+&tac(e co#r&e'

Bac)*ro#n0 Re&earc

M#(tita&)in* can +e 0e9ne0 a& te e>ec#tion o5

n#1ero#& ta&)& +/ one per&on at te &a1e ti1e' Te

+rain i& inten0e0 to 5oc#& on one tin*& at a ti1e, an0

5orce5#((/ 5#((in* it 4it in5or1ation 0oe&nHt on(/ &(o4 it

0o4n, +#t increa&e& te 1i&ta)e& to +e 1a0e, an0

te1pora((/ can*e& te 4a/ te +rain operate&'

Te tr#t i& on a+o#t - o5 te 4or(0H& pop#(ation

can 1#(tita&)' Te/ are )no4n a& per 1#(tita&)er&' It i&

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act#a((/ a t/pe o5 *enetic *i5t 4ic 1o&t o5 #& 0o not

a3e' Ti& - are a+(e to 0o 1#(tip(e tin*& at te &a1e

ti1e, +#t te/ 0o not (oo&e ecienc/ or 6#a(it/ o5 teir

4or)'

F#n 5act7 Re&earc a& a(&o &o4n tat in *enera(

4o1en are +etter 1#(tita&)er& tan 1en'

2e can act#a((/ &i5t o#r 5oc#& rea((/ 5a&t' It can ta)e

on(/ a .

t

o5 a &econ0, to#* it i& not a& i1portant a&te +an04i0t te +rain& nee0& to 1o3e +ac) an0 5ort'

Te +an04i0t i& 4at i& act#a((/ aectin* /o#r

per5or1ance an0 te 6#a(it/ o5 4or) /o# 4i(( pro0#ce'

More than one task splits the brain

2en /o# nee0 to pa/ attention, an area to4ar0 te

5ront o5 te +rain ca((e0 te pre5ronta( corte> i& in action'

Te pre5ronta( corte> i& te cere+ra( corte>co3erin* te

5ront part o5 te 5ronta( (o+e, 4ic contain& Bro01ann

area&?, ., .., .-, $@, an0 $' Ti& re*ion o5 te +rain i&

a&&ociate0 4it a per&onK& per&ona(it/, p(annin*,

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_cortexhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_lobehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_areahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_areahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_9https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_10https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_11https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_12https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_46https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_47https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_lobehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_areahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_areahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_9https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_10https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_11https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_12https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_46https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area_47https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_cortex


7/21

e>pre&&ion&, 0eci&ion 1a)in*, 1o0eratin* &ocia( +ea3ior

an0 te 1oti3ationa( &/&te1' It e(p& in 9>in* attention

on a *oa( an0 coor0inate& 1e&&a*e& 4it oter +rain

&/&te1& to carr/ o#t te ta&)'

Te ri*t an0 (e5t &i0e& o5 te pre5ronta( corte> 4or)

to*eter 4en 5oc#&e0 on a &in*(e ta&)' o4e3er, 4en

atte1ptin* to per5or1 t4o ta&)& at once te &i0e& 4or)

in0epen0ent(/' 2en one ta&) i& &tarte0 in one &i0e o5 te

+rain +#t not co1p(ete0 +e5ore anoter ta&) i&

co11an0e0, a co1p(ete(/ ne4 acti3it/ i& &tate0 on te

oter &i0e o5 te +rain' Tere5ore, t4o acti3itie& are not

+ein* e>ec#te0 &i1#(taneo#&(/ +#t te +rain i& 0i3i0in*

attention 5ro1 one part o5 te +rain to anoter part' Ti&

)i((& +rain ce((&' Te +rain can &i5t 5oc#& 6#ic)(/,

&o1eti1e& in (e&& tan a &econ0' Ti& con&tant ta&)

&4itcin* enco#ra*e& +a0 +rain a+it&' 2en a tin/ ta&)

i& co1p(ete0 a &1a(( portion o5 0opa1ine, te re4ar0

or1one i& re(ea&e0 5ro1 te +rain' Enco#ra*in*

e>can*e& o5 (itt(e 1inita&)& tat i& en8o/e0 +/ te +rain'

Ti& create& a 0an*ero#& c/c(e tat 1a)e& peop(e

5ee( (i)e te/Kre acco1p(i&in* 1an/ tin*&, re*ar0(e&& o5

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te 5act tat te/Kre not acie3in* an/tin* in a+#n0ance

or &i*ni9cance'

Multitasking lowers your work quality and

efciency.

M#(tita&)in* i& a1+i*#o#& it 0eter& per5or1ance an0

0a1a*e& te +rain' It i& (e&& pro0#cti3e tan 0oin* one

&in*(e tin* at a ti1e' D#e to 1#(tita&)in* or*aniin*

to#*t& an0 9(terin* o#t irre(e3ant in5or1ation +eco1e&

0ic#(t' Ti& re0#ce& te ecienc/ an0 6#a(it/ o5 4or)

+eca#&e te +rain can on(/ co1p(ete ta&)& &eparate(/'

Te +rain 0oe&nKt a3e te capa+i(it/ to e>ec#te t4o

ta&)& at once'

M#(tita&)in* a(&o increa&e& te pro0#ction o5 corti&o(,4ic i& te &tre&& or1one' 2en te +rain i& con&tant(/

&i5tin* 5ro1 te (e5t to te ri*t &i0e, it ca#&e& &tre&& to

ri&e 4ic i& tirin*'

The damage could be permanent.

Recent re&earc **e&t& tat co*niti3e 0a1a*e

a&&ociate0 4it 1#(tita&)in* co#(0 +e per1anent'

A &t#0/ 5ro1 te Uni3er&it/ o5 S#&&e> U" ran MRI

&can& on te +rain& o5 in0i3i0#a(& 4o &pent ti1e on

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&e3era( 0e3ice& at once te>tin* 4i(e 4atcin* TV, 5or

e>a1p(e' A& a re(t, te MRI &can& &o4e0 tat +8ect&

4o 1#(tita&)e0 1ore 5re6#ent(/ a0 (e&& +rain 0en&it/ in

te anterior cin*#(ate corte>' TatK& te area re&pon&i+(e

5or e1pat/ an0 e1otiona( contro('

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10/21

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F(a& Car0& 4it co(or&

Pen Paper

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E>peri1enta( Proce0#re

Eperiment !"# Efciency

.' T4o 0ierent &i1p(e 1at te&t& 4ere 1a0e

con&i&tin* o5 &i1p(e a00ition, +traction,

1#(tip(ication, an0 0i3i&ion'-' Eac +8ect recei3e0 te 9r&t te&t to 0o'


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peri1ent& +e*#n'-' A5ter co1p(etin* te 9r&t e>peri1ent te +8ect&

eac a0 a con3er&ation 4it a *ro#p 1e1+er

con&i&tin* a ran0o1 6#e&tion& an0 &1a(( ta()'


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14/21

Re(t&

Eperiment !"# Efciency

S#+8ect

N#1+er

2ito#t 1#&ic 2it M#&ic

Ti1e Mi&ta)e& Ti1e Mi&ta)e&

S#+8ect . L 1in L@

&ec'

$ 1in @

&ec'

peri1ent& 4e &et o#t to &o4 8#&t o4

i1po&&i+(e 1#(tita&)in* i& 5or re*#(ar peop(e' Tr#e

1#(tita&)in* i& 3er/ 3i*oro#& acti3it/ 5or o#r +rain&'

In te 9r&t e>peri1ent 4ic containe0 a 1at te&t

an0 1#&ic te re(t& 3arie0' 2e notice0 tat 0ierent

peop(e per5or1e0 0ierent(/' Te te&t re(t& 4e a(( tr#e

to o4 a(( te&e +8ect& 5e(t te/ 4o#(0 per5or1' 2en

ta()in* to te +8ect& te pattern &cene 4a& a 5o((o4in*

te o(0er +8ect 5e(t 1ore co15orta+(e 0oin* te te&t

4ito#t 1#&ic an0 act#a((/ per5or1e0 +etter 4ito#t

1#&ic an0 te /o#n*er +8ect& 4o 5e(t 1oreco15orta+(e 4it 1#&ic per5or1e0 +etter 4it 1#&ic'

2i(e te +8ect& +e(ie3e0 te/ 4ere 1#(tita&)in* teir

+rain 4a& not' 2i(e per5or1in* te&e ta&)& te +rain 4a&

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0oin* te ta&) o5 te 1at te&t +#t 4a& not proce&&in*

te 1#&ic tat 4a& +ein* (i&tene0 to' 2en te 1#&ic 4a&

+ein*proce&&e0 te +rain &toppe0 proce&&in* te 1at

pro+(e1& ca#&in* te&e +8ect& to 1a)e 1i&ta)e&' In

ti& e>peri1ent 4at 4a& act#a((/ &o4n 4a& te

+8ect& a+i(it/ to 5oc#& at one tin* at a ti1e'

2it te 9r&t &et o5 +8ect& 5or te 1e1or/

e>peri1ent te 1a8orit/ o5 te +8ect& re1e1+ere0

e3er/ &in*(e co(or' Ti& appene0 0#e to te 5act tat te

+rain &tore& to&e car0& 1eant to re1e1+er in it& &ortter1 1e1or/' 2en te ro#n0 o5 car0& 4a& 9ni&e0 te

+rain co#(0 ea&i(/ ta)e it o#t o5 it& &ort ter1 1e1or/

ea&i(/ a((o4in* te +8ect to repeat te1 to #& per5ect(/'

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2i(e 4it te &econ0 &et o5 +8ect& it 4a& ar0er 5or

te1 to re1e1+er 0#e to te 5act tat 4en 4e tr/ to

re1e1+er tin*& o#r +rain coo&e& 4at it 9n0&

i1portant to re1e1+er an0 4at i&nHt' 2i(e te +8ect&

4ere *oin* tro#* eac e>peri1ent teir +rain 4a&

e(i1inatin* 4at te/ 4ere tr/in* to re1e1+er 4i(e

tr/in* to 5#(9(( a 1ore i1portant ta&) o5 co1p(etin* te

te&t an0 a3in* a con3er&ation 4i(e *i3in* teir 5#((

attention'

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Te tir0 e>peri1ent 4a& te e>peri1ent tat

&o4e0 an e3er/0a/ pro+(e1 in &ociet/' Peop(e are

con&tant(/ 4a()in* an0 te>tin*' Ti& e>peri1ent &o4e0

tat te +8ect tat 4a()e0 to teir 0e&tination an0 ten

te>te0 4a& a+(e to co1p(ete teir ta&) 5a&ter' Ti& i&

+eca#&e te/ 4ere a+(e to pa/ 5#(( attention to4ar0& te

o+&tac(e& in 5ront o5 te1' Te per&on 4a()in* 4i(e

te>tin* too) (on*er to 9ni& 0#e to te 5act tat te/ 4ere

con&tant(/

trippin* an0

+#1pin*

into ite1& in

5ront o5

te1 0#e to

teir

ino+&er3ance o5 teir rro#n0in* area'

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Conc(#&ion

M#(tita&)in* i& not tr#(/ acie3a+(e' O#r ecienc/,

1e1or/, an0 a*i(it/ are ne*ati3e(/ aecte0 +/ tr/in* to1#(tita&)'

O#r O3era(( E>perience

O#r o3era(( &cience 5air e>peri1ent 4a& 6#ite

intere&tin*' 2e &tarte0 ti& &cience 5air pro8ect 4it a

co1p(ete(/ 0ierent i0ea' E3en to#* it 5e(( apart 5or #&,

te *ro#p 4or)e0 ar0 to pic) #p o#r&e(3e& an0 tr/ o#r

+e&t to create a ne4 pro8ect' 2e 4or)e0 a& ar0 a& 4e

co#(0, +#t not 4ito#t a 5e4 +#1p&' Ne>t ti1e 4e 4o#(0

(i)e to +e 1ore or*anie0 an0 4or) e3en ar0er'

I0ea& 5or F#t#re Re&earc

In te 5#t#re 4e 4o#(0 rea((/ (i)e to e>p(ore o#r

ori*ina( p(an o5 &(eep 0epri3ation' It i& a &erio#& pro+(e1

a1on* o#r *eneration an0 4e 4o#(0 to o+&er3e te

aect& c(o&e(/'

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