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Option 4 : what feels like multitasking is rapid, costly task-switching

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Read the following passage and answer the question that follows. The cult of multitasking rests on a misunderstanding of what the brain actually does when it "juggles" tasks. Cognitive scientists have shown that the mind does not process two demanding activities in parallel; instead, it switches rapidly between them, paying a switching cost each time attention is reallocated. These costs are not trivial: error rates climb, comprehension thins, and tasks take measurably longer than if performed sequentially. The sensation of productivity is an illusion produced by busyness itself. True exceptions are vanishingly rare, confined to pairings where one task is fully automatic, like walking while talking. Organisations that reward visible busyness over completed work, therefore, institutionalise inefficiency while congratulating themselves on dynamism. The author would most likely agree that:

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experienced professionals can multitask without any loss of efficiency
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technology has fundamentally expanded the brain's parallel-processing capacity
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switching costs disappear once a worker becomes sufficiently motivated
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what feels like multitasking is rapid, costly task-switching

Correct Answer: what feels like multitasking is rapid, costly task-switching

The passage explicitly argues the mind "switches rapidly between" tasks "paying a switching cost each time", so multitasking is an illusion; the other options contradict the passage.

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