Adjustments of task-set control processes: Effect of task switch frequency on task-mixing and task-switching costs

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 985-997

  Bonnin, Camille A ^a   Gaonac'H, Daniel ^a   Bouquet, Cédric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Control; Flexibility; Mixing cost; Stability; Switch cost

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; MENTAL TASK; TASK SET CONTROL PROCESS; TASK SWITCH FREQUENCY;

EID: 84856922555     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2011.594435     Document Type: Article

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