Do Interruptions Affect Writing and Reading?

dc.contributor.advisor	Boehm-Davis, Deborah A
dc.contributor.author	Foroughi, Cyrus Khan
dc.creator	Foroughi, Cyrus Khan
dc.date.accessioned	2016-09-28T10:20:51Z
dc.date.available	2016-09-28T10:20:51Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.description.abstract	This thesis showcases a series of studies that investigated whether interruptions disrupt writing and reading. Although time- and error-based metrics have often been used to determine how interruptions disrupt performance, it is likely that they do not capture all aspects of disruption. Writing and reading are two such domains that may be better suited to the use of other metrics of quality. Here I show that interruptions reduce the quality of written work, reduce the number of words written while writing, disrupt reading comprehension, and disrupt recognition following reading for low working memory capacity individuals. This thesis demonstrates that metrics beyond time and errors can be used to understand the impact of interruptions on human performance.
dc.format.extent	27 pages
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1920/10418
dc.language.iso	en
dc.rights	Copyright 2016 Cyrus Khan Foroughi
dc.subject	Psychology
dc.subject	Disrupt
dc.subject	Interruptions
dc.subject	Reading comprehension
dc.subject	Writing
dc.title	Do Interruptions Affect Writing and Reading?
dc.type	Dissertation
thesis.degree.discipline	Psychology, Human Factors/Applied Cognition Concentration
thesis.degree.grantor	George Mason University
thesis.degree.level	Ph.D.

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