In the lab and in the wild: How distraction and mind wandering affect attention and memory

Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

Table 1 Descriptive statistics split by condition

Condition	Measure	Mean	SE	SD	Kurtosis	Skew
Inside (N = 34)	Distraction rate	0.18	0.03	0.17	0.93	− 0.13
	Mind wandering rate	0.20	0.02	0.13	0.19	− 0.28
	Overall inattention	0.38	0.03	0.19	− 0.14	− 0.71
	Memory	0.62	0.03	0.16	− 0.18	0.35
	Interest	2.35	0.13	0.78	0.11	− 0.21
	Motivation	3.03	0.19	1.09	− 0.51	− 0.66
	Boredom	3.26	0.17	0.96	0.30	− 0.69
Outside (N = 31)	Distraction rate	0.24	0.02	0.12	− 0.45	− 0.38
	Mind wandering rate	0.14	0.02	0.10	0.32	− 0.80
	Overall inattention	0.37	0.03	0.18	− 0.28	− 0.08
	Memory	0.50	0.03	0.19	− 0.31	− 0.62
	Interest	2.26	0.15	0.82	0.27	− 0.21
	Motivation	3.26	0.16	0.89	− 1.15	0.78
	Boredom	3.01	0.16	0.90	0.41	− 0.64