Women statistically possess better multitasking abilities than men
the verdict
REFUTED
the evidence says no
confidence 0/100
Controlled empirical studies consistently find no evidence to support the popular belief that women possess superior multitasking abilities compared to men.
Evidence against · 4
Gender differences in multitasking experience and performance.
2021 · cited by 0
The study found that men actually showed a smaller concurrent multitasking cost than women, explained by differences in processing speed.
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More against · 3
FMRI to probe sex-related differences in brain function with multitasking.
2017 · cited by 0
Behavioral measures revealed no performance differences between men and women in dual-tasking conditions.
No sex difference in an everyday multitasking paradigm.
2019 · cited by 0
Testing participants in an everyday multitasking scenario revealed no significant sex differences across various accuracy and performance measures.
Putting a stereotype to the test: The case of gender differences in multitasking costs in task-switching and dual-task situations.
2019 · cited by 0
Experimental testing across multiple dual-task and task-switching paradigms found no performance differences between genders, contradicting the stereotype.