The Influence of Human Distractors with Different Desk Position Configurations in a Sharing Office on the Performance of Tasks

Sep 23, 2016

The Influence of Human Distractors with Different Desk Position Configurations in a Sharing Office on the Performance of Tasks Requiring Attention and Creativity

The aim of this study is to assess the influence of human distractors in different desk position configurations on task performance. Forty participants were instructed to perform two cognitive tasks requiring attention or creativity, while another person is working in various desk positions with reference to the desk position of the participant in the same office.

keywords: distractions, creativity, attention, desk position, EEG

Author:

Young-Ah Rho (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST); Mindbrick Lab, Seoul)

Wooree Shin (Mindbrick Lab, Seoul, South Korea)

Jaehyung Kwon (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea)

Seoyoung Lee (Mindbrick Lab, Seoul, South Korea)

Sunghaeng Cho (Mindbrick Lab, Seoul, South Korea)

Hyungjun Kim (Mindbrick Lab, Seoul, South Korea)

Jaeseung Jeong (Mindbrick Lab, Seoul; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

Presented at:

2016 ANFA Conference (Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA)

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