How Does Noise Affect Productivity?

A high level of skill didn't lessen the noise distraction, right? Exactly. There was another tangental finding from this experiment that was of interest to dean: When it came to being distracted by noise, it didn't seem to matter how good a given worker was at swing pockets. This one was meant to understand why productivity falls in noisy conditions. Was it about the cognitive strain, or perhaps due to decreased motivation or physical weariness?...