On costs and benefits of n-2 repetitions in task switching: Towards a behavioural marker of cognitive inhibition

Psychological Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 211-222

  Grange, James A ^a   Juvina, Ion ^b   Houghton, George ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84874117505     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-012-0421-4     Document Type: Article

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