The effect of hierarchical task representations on task selection in voluntary task switching

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1128-1141

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

^a KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchy; Task representation; Task switching; Voluntary task switching

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84880696602     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031677     Document Type: Article

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