Open-plan office designs: An examination of unattended speech, performance, and focused attention
Publication Year:
1997
Citation
115. Smith-Jackson, T. S., Klein, K. W., & Wogalter, M. S. (1997). Open-plan office designs: An examination of unattended speech, performance, and focused attention. Proceedings of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, 41, 509-513.
Abstract
This study modeled the open-plan office environment by introducing background speech (a common workplace noise) at moderate decibel levels and measuring performance on a computer editing task. Also assessed was whether focussed attention moderates the effects of background speech on task performance. Editing accuracy was significantly higher under quiet compared to continuous
Publication Details
- Source
- Proceedings of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
- Volume
- 41
Publication Type
Conference Papers / Proceedings
Research Topics
Perception, Cognition & Memory