Taken together, these findings confirmed that the smartphone is a distractor even when not in use. Further, smartphone presence also increases cognitive load, because greater cognitive effort is required to inhibit distractions.
This study proposes that, under certain conditions, the cognitive performance of mobile users is poorer than that of PC users engaged in similar tasks.
We find that, when users are engaged in decision-making tasks that involve high cognitive load, mobile users perform less accurately in these tasks than PC ...
The researchers concluded that the mere presence of a phone is sufficiently distracting to affect cognitive functioning, but only during demanding tasks.
We explored in depth two strategies designers could use to mitigate high cognitive loads associated with mobile map use: offloading cognition and reducing ...
Nov 17, 2022 · The current study examined the effects of smartphones notifications on cognitive control and attention.
Jun 8, 2023 · The mere presence of a smartphone results in lower cognitive performance, which supports the hypothesis of the smartphone presence using limited cognitive ...
Dec 28, 2022 · In particular, we here focus on the comparison of the cognitive load required while performing those tasks using mobile or PC-based devices.
The study considers the influence of cognitive load on the achievement of educational goals in the concept of mobile learning.
Aug 13, 2020 · We found that the presence of a smartphone and high phone conscious thought affects one's memory learning and recall.