Hierarchical control of cognitive processes: Switching tasks in sequences

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 623-640

  Schneider, Darryl W ^a   Logan, Gordon D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes; Control; Hierarchy; Plan; Sequence; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; HUMAN; LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SERIAL LEARNING; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33750711410     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.135.4.623     Document Type: Article

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