Decomposing task-switching costs with the diffusion model

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 222-250

  Schmitz, Florian ^a   Voss, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion model; Inertia; Reconfiguration; Speed accuracy trade off; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CUES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864363034     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026003     Document Type: Article

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