Individual differences in cognitive flexibility predict performance in vigilance tasks

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1099-1103

  Figueroa, Ivonne J ^a   Youmans, Robert J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY , NORTHRIDGE; CARD-SORTING; COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY; COGNITIVE STRATEGY; DIVIDED ATTENTION; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; TRAINING STRATEGY; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; WISCONSIN;

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EID: 84873475775     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1071181312561239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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