Multitasking childrenThe trend for children to multitask by juggling all sorts of electronic gadgets at the same time is seriously damaging their levels of concentration, scientists have warned. 24…………. use of the Internet, iPods, mobile phones and DVDs 25....................behind that finding. Scientists have 26...................the belief of many parents that it is impossible to concentrate on more than one thing at the same time. They found that children 27……………. homework while sending messages via the Internet can 28………………..up spending 50% longer than if they had done each task 29………………………David E Meyer, Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Michigan, said that true multitasking is 30…………….. possible for simple activities such as ironing and listening to the radio. He 31 …………………… experiments demonstrating that young adults who had to 32 ……………….from one maths problem to another wasted significant amounts of time. Meyer said, “For situations 33 …………………more complex tasks, especially those requiring language, the total time taken to get all the tasks done will increase 34 …………….. . Over long periods, this kind of multitasking can stress you out and 35 …………….to mental and physical exhaustion
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