Timecourse of recovery from task interruption: Data and a model

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1079-1084

  Altmann, Erik M ^a   Trafton, J Gregory ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 38149054911     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193094     Document Type: Article

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