The association between media multitasking, task-switching, and dual-task performance

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1485-1495

  Alzahabi, Reem ^a   Becker, Mark W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Dual task; Media; Multitasking; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; CUES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884941064     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031208     Document Type: Article

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