Timing in multitasking: Memory contamination and time pressure bias

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 26-54

  Moon, Jungaa ^a   Anderson, John R ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive model; Memory; Multitasking; Time estimation; Time pressure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE MODEL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MULTITASKING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION; TIME PRESSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

COGNITIVE MODEL; MEMORY; MULTITASKING; TIME ESTIMATION; TIME PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880963707     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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