How to Stop and Change a Response: The Role of Goal Activation in Multitasking

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1212-1228

  Verbruggen, Frederick ^a,b   Schneider, Darryl W ^a   Logan, Gordon D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

dual task performance; executive control; goals; response inhibition; stop signal paradigm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME;

GOALS; HIGHER NERVOUS ACTIVITY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 53949084678     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.34.5.1212     Document Type: Article

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