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The popular belief is that the fairer sex is expert at doing a whole lot of things, all at the same time. The results of a study in the UK hint that it's no mere fable: women really are better multitaskers than men.

Psychologists at the University of Leeds, the University of Glasgow, and the University of Hertfordshire had men and women compete against each other in a set of two experiments, according to LiveScience.

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In a second experiment, 47 women and 47 men were made to complete ordinary, real-life activities, including locating various restaurants on a map of a city, solving easy arithmetic challenges, and sketching a plan for finding misplaced keys.

Again, both sexes were ordered to perform their assignments simultaneously and for a limited time. Additionally, the volunteers were interrupted by a phone call that, if answered, demanded from them answers to general knowledge questions.

In this second experiment, the women also outperformed the men.

The researchers believe the results of their study suggest that women are better than men when it comes to making quick switches between varied tasks.

“Men and women did not differ significantly at solving simple arithmetic problems, searching for restaurants on a map, or answering general knowledge questions on the phone, but women were significantly better at devising strategies for locating a lost key,” the researchers said in the online journal, BMC Psychology.

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Woman vs. Man: who wins?

There is existing evidence that humans may not be naturally equipped to be multitaskers. Working on several tasks simultaneously has been seen to divide attention, which taxes the brain. This can cause a reduction in productivity, according to Arthur Markman, who is a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, Austin.

“There’s a small number of people who are decent multitaskers – this concept of a ‘supertasker’ –but at best, it’s maybe 10 percent of the population, so chances are, you’re not one of them,” Markman said. “The research out there will tell you that there are a couple of people who are good at it, but it’s probably not you.” — TJD, GMA News




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