Searching working memory for the source of dual-task costs

Psychological Research

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 466-475

  Hazeltine, Eliot ^a   Wifall, Timothy ^a  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPEECH;

EID: 80355132150     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-011-0343-6     Document Type: Article

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