Divided attention interferes with fulfilling activity-based intentions

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-105

  Brewer, Gene A ^a   Ball, B Hunter ^b   Knight, Justin B ^b   Dewitt, Michael R ^b   Marsh, Richard L ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity based memory; Divided attention; Prospective memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 80052880636     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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