On the difficulty of task switching: Assessing the role of task-set inhibition

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 530-535

  Lien, Mei Ching ^a   Ruthruff, Eric ^b   Kuhns, David ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 37349100686     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193881     Document Type: Article

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