Task switching based on externally presented versus internally generated information

Psychological Research

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 501-514

  Kleinsorge, Thomas ^a   Gajewski, Patrick D ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 46349101387     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-008-0137-7     Document Type: Article

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