Temporal distinctiveness and repetition benefits in task switching: Disentangling stimulus-related and response-related contributions

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 434-446

  Horoufchin, Himeh ^a   Philipp, Andrea M ^a   Koch, Iring ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cued task switching; Episodic retrieval; Response cue interval; Task repetition benefit; Temporal distinctiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); JUDGMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951964373     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2010.496857     Document Type: Article

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