Table 3.
Mean error rates (in percentage; standard errors in parenthesis) in the third subtask of Experiment 1 and Experiment 2 as a function of interruption (interrupted vs. noninterrupted) and subtask sequence (repetition vs. switch)
| Noninterrupted primary tasks (n − 1 subtask sequence) | Interrupted primary tasks (n − 2 subtask sequence) | |
|---|---|---|
| Experiment 1 (sequence of three subtasks with conceptual response-set overlap) | ||
| Nonsequence errors | ||
| Switch | 4.8 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.5) |
| Repetition | 3.2 (0.5) | 4.3 (0.8) |
| Sequence errors | ||
| Switch | 3.6 (0.6) | 3.3 (0.6) |
| Repetition | 2.9 (0.4) | 3.8 (0.7) |
| Experiment 2 (sequence of three subtasks with physical response-set overlap) | ||
| General errors | ||
| Switch | 6.6 (0.9) | 6.4 (1.1) |
| Repetition | 4.0 (0.6) | 6.5 (1.1) |