These results suggest that individual differences in executive control play an important part in complex task coordination. But the results do not fully explain the men’s edge in multitasking, since men and women were essentially equal in executive control ability. Something else must be at work, and contributing to men’s greater accuracy in multitasking.Kvar blir alltså - i den för studien aktuella modellen - spatial förmåga, ett område där vi redan vet att män presterar bättre. Eller missar jag något?
RESULTS
In order to control for the participants not being part of a random sample, an ANOVA was run comparing the groups to look for a statistical difference between the groups. There were no significant differences found. The classes were then combined into a single group to be further analyzed.
The participants were evaluated on two criteria to assess their level of efficiency when multitasking. These criteria were production and accuracy. Production was determined by the number of words transcribed from the book review during the eight minutes, fifteen seconds that the songs played. Accuracy was judged by the difference of the number of tally marks recorded by the participants, from the actual number of times the word “you” was vocalized in the songs. The scores were analyzed by a one-way ANOVA, to see if a statistical difference was present between the genders.
In regards to production, although the females (134.7) did have a mean score that was slightly higher than that of the males (132.7), there was no significant difference. Although both groups’ means showed that they underestimated the number of “you’s” in the songs, there was a significant difference showing that women were more accurate, F(1,56) = 8.57, p<.01.
DISCUSSION
My hypothesis that females would score higher on the assessment of multitasking skills was proved correct in the area of accuracy. However, again, there was no significant difference in the area of production. These results indicate that while men and women are both equally productive in the area of multitasking, women make fewer mistakes.
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