Stopping while going! Response inhibition does not suffer dual-task interference

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-134

  Yamaguchi, Motonori ^a   Logan, Gordon D ^a   Bissett, Patrick G ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive control; Horse race model; Psychological refractory period; Response inhibition; Stop signal paradigm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL REFRACTORY PERIOD; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; COLOR PERCEPTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REFRACTORY PERIOD, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864336189     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023918     Document Type: Article

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