Women are better at multitasking than men
There seems to be a general belief that women are better at multitasking than men, but there is virtually no scientific research on this. This study tested whether or not women have better multitasking skills than men.
In Experiment 1.
We compared the performance of 120 women and 120 men in a computer-based task-switching paradigm. In Experiment 2, we compared different groups of 47 women and 47 men in a "paper and pencil" multitasking test.
Results.
In Experiment 1, both males and females performed more slowly when the two tasks were rapidly interleaved than when they were performed separately. The results for this slowdown are significantly greater for males. In Experiment 2, there was no significant difference between males and females in solving simple arithmetic problems, finding restaurants on a map, or answering general knowledge questions on the phone, although females were more likely to find what they were looking for.
Conclusion.
Women outperform men in the multitasking paradigm, but caution should be exercised in accepting this as fact, as there is little empirical research on gender differences in multitasking.
Stoet, G., O'Connor, D.B., Conner, M. et al. Are women better than men at multi-tasking? BMC Psychol 1, 18 (2013). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/2050-7283-1-18
Summary
The results of this study suggest that women may be better at multitasking than men. The results of the study are as follows. In general, it is said that women can vacuum and cook while on the phone, but this is not necessarily true.
This is a very obvious lesson that it is better not to treat people with such preconceptions.Other studies have shown that single-tasking is better if you want to get things done properly, so if you are a person who has to concentrate on something, avoid multitasking.
