Task preparation based on precues versus memory: Precues lead to superior performance with two tasks but not with four tasks

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-156

  Kleinsorge, Thomas ^a   Apitzsch, Nicolas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Preparation; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; COGNITION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; PRECUE;

EID: 84862012387     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2011.598855     Document Type: Article

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