Table 2.

Application of Goal Management Training to the Everyday Multitasking Test.

	Goal Management Training	Everyday Multitasking Test (MT) Application
Stage 1: STOP!	Orient and alert to task	Participants were trained to “Stop and Think” when beginning a new task or engaging in task switch (e.g., cooking to medication management)
Stage 2: Define	Goal setting	Participants defined the goals of MT (e.g., to complete as much of the 4 tasks as possible in the 12-minute time limit)
Stages 3: List	Outline steps	Participants paraphrased steps of each task into his own words (MT instructions were available as a guide)
Stage 4: Learn	Encode/Apply steps	Participants relayed to examiner how s/he would complete each of the steps
Stage 5: Check	Checking	Participant trained to cross out each completed step from the MT instructions sheet during task performance as a cue to monitor for errors/omissions