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    It is not the case that A system managing capacity excess would predict performance improvements under increased task load, yet dual-task interference studies consistently show degradation as load increases.

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    • 1.Dual-task degradation could reflect strategic resource allocation rather than capacity limits—cognitive systems may protect primary task quality deliberately.
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    • 2.Many studies show improved dual-task performance with practice, suggesting initial interference reflects coordination costs, not fundamental capacity shortages.
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    • 3.Load increases may trigger different cognitive modes (e.g., attentional narrowing) that reorganize rather than exhaust available resources.
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    • 1.Cognitive systems have fixed bottlenecks (e.g., central executive) that create hard limits, not flexible excess capacity available across all task types.
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    • 2.Dual-task interference reflects architectural constraints, not capacity management failure—predicting improvement would require falsely assuming serial processing.
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    • 3.Resource competition between tasks is qualitatively different from underutilization; excess capacity in one domain doesn't transfer to competing modalities.
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