The role of attentional networks in voluntary task switching

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 660-665

  Arrington, Catherine M ^a   Yates, Melissa M ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS;

ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 74849114719     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.16.4.660     Document Type: Article

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