An example of divided attention is driving while speaking to someone on a cell phone. Another real life, everyday example of divided attention would be?

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Originally Posted by moneill

An example of divided attention is driving while speaking to someone on a cell phone. Another real life, everyday example of divided attention would be?

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Chewing gum while playing basketball
Doing homework while eating lunch
Listening to music whil surfing the web

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Originally Posted by DiscusDiva

chewing gum while playing basketball
doing homework while eating lunch
listening to music whil surfing the web

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I'm not certain that these are very good examples, in each of the cases you have provided, I think that one of the activities requires no attention whatsoever.

A better example might be doing homework while watching TV.

Answering AskMeHelpDesk questions while your boss is on the phone!