Busyness and its impact on speed of work

• Main Authors: Lim, Susan Hui Fang, Soon, Yi Zhen, Tan, Shu Jing
• Other Authors: Qiu Lin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/46491
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The effect of busyness on speed of work was investigated. A sample of 120 Nanyang Technological University students was recruited. Participants were primed using a scrambled sentence task with words related to busy (e.g. occupied), neutral (e.g. microwave) or idle (e.g. slack). Participants then typ...