Attentional decoupling while pursuing intentions: A form of mind wandering?

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Cohen, Anna Lisa ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Managing attention; Memory for intentions; Mind wandering; Ongoing task costs; Prospective memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885401539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00693     Document Type: Article

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