Disruption of writing processes by the semanticity of background speech

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-102

  Sörqvist, Patrik ^a,b   Nöstl, Anatole ^a   Halin, Niklas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attentional capture; Interference by process; Semantic auditory distraction; Writing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SOUND; SPEECH PERCEPTION; WRITING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOUND; SPEECH PERCEPTION; WRITING;

EID: 84858707830     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00936.x     Document Type: Article

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