The process of auditory distraction: Disrupted attention and impaired recall in a simulated lecture environment

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1463-1472

  Zeamer, Charlotte ^a   Fox Tree, Jean E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Auditory processing; Distraction; Language; Laughter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HEARING; HUMAN; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; NOISE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883790967     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032190     Document Type: Article

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