Figure 2.

Cognitive and Observed Multitasking Stressor (OMS) assessment. Participants completed a cognitive assessment (Numeric Working memory, Stroop, RVIP, Corsi Blocks) in the general laboratory and then moved to the interview room. They provided a saliva sample (cortisol/α-amylase) and then completed the STAI-state and Bond–Lader mood scales before and after the completion of three four-minute verbal serial subtraction tasks (serial 3 s, 7 s, 17 s, completed in counterbalanced order) and a concomitant computerised tracking task. Heart rate (HR) and galvanic skin response (GSR) were measured throughout performance of the tasks.