Tracking the multitasking mind

Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-60

  Weaver, Starla M ^a   Arrington, Catherine M ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive control; Mouse tracking; Task switching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876353236     PISSN: 21908370     EISSN: 21512604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/2151-2604/a000130     Document Type: Article

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