The role of inner speech in task switching: A dual-task investigation

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 148-168

  Emerson, Michael J ^a   Miyake, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Articulatory suppression; Executive control; Inner speech; Switch cost; Task switching; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037265289     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-596X(02)00511-9     Document Type: Article

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