Age differences in voluntary task switching

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1024-1031

  Butler, Karin M ^a   Weywadt, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive control; Multitasking; Task choice; Task representation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891133762     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034937     Document Type: Article

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