Boehm-Davis, Deborah A.Werner, Nicole E.2015-02-122015-02-122014https://hdl.handle.net/1920/9160This dissertation explores the effect of interruptions on the overall quality of work and proposes a new framework for predicting interrupted task performance. Five experiments are described that set about to determine if there is an effect of interruptions on content generation, and to explore a potential theoretical explanation for the underlying cognitive mechanisms that are driving this behavior.112 pagesenCopyright 2014 Nicole E. WernerPsychologyExperimental psychologyCognitive psychologyActivationAssociate activationInterrupted task performanceInterruptionDissertation