Multitasking on a Single Device: Arousal and the Frequency, Anticipation, and Prediction of Switching Between Media Content on a Computer

Journal of Communication

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 167-192

  Yeykelis, Leo ^a   Cummings, James J ^a   Reeves, Byron ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84894930470     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcom.12070     Document Type: Article

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