A Conceptual Typology of Multitasking Behavior and Polychronicity Preferences
A Conceptual Typology of Multitasking Behavior and Polychronicity Preferences
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DOI：
10.13085/eijtur.9.1.59-107
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2012-11
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G. Circella;P. Mokhtarian;L. Poff
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作者：
G. Circella;P. Mokhtarian;L. Poff
多任务处理是现代生活中普遍存在的现象。然而，对其采用背后的基本原理及其含义的理解仍然存在许多差距，并且在文献中被认为是多任务的活动组合提供了各种各样的表现形式。本文讨论了一个系统处理和分析多任务行为的概念框架，以及同时进行多项活动或多时性的相应偏好程度。多任务的类型是沿着执行多个任务的“时间份额”和“注意力份额”的维度发展起来的。作者讨论了测量多任务的时间尺度或粒度的重要性，活动的主动与被动作用，以及实证研究中测量多任务和多时性的一些方法。本文提供了一个说明性的例子库，说明了现实生活中多种多样的多任务处理情况。多时性被定义为一个向量值结构，它是时间和上下文相关的，而不是个人在日常生活中的单一价值取向。”
Multitasking is a ubiquitous phenomenon in modern life. However, many gaps in the understanding of the rationale behind its adoption and its implications still remain, and activity combinations that are considered to be multitasking in the literature offer a varied range of manifestations. This paper discusses a conceptual framework for the systematic treatment and analysis of multitasking behavior, and of the corresponding degree of preference for doing multiple activities simultaneously, or polychronicity. A typology of multitasking is developed along the dimensions of “share of time” and “share of attention” for the execution of multiple tasks. the authors discuss the importance of the time scale or granularity used for measuring multitasking, the active vs. passive role of activities, and some approaches to measuring multitasking and polychronicity in empirical studies. The paper provides an illustrative library of examples of the great diversity of multitasking situations in real life. Polychronicity is conceptualized as a vector-valued construct, which is time- and context-dependent, rather than a mono-valued orientation of individuals in everyday life.`