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Episode 26: To Switch or Not to Switch (but not that type of Switch)

14m · Cognitive Gamer · 05 Aug 17:28

Multi-tasking happens a lot. We’re in a meeting, we email. We watch TV, we text. And to the chagrin of many, we play a game with our friends, we scroll through social media. What does cognitive psychology have to say … Continue reading

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