Introspective reports of reaction times in dual-tasks reflect experienced difficulty rather than timing of cognitive processes

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 254-267

  Bryce, Donna ^a   Bratzke, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention; Awareness; Consciousness; Difficulty; Dual task; Introspection; Psychological refractory period; Timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE (TEST); ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTROSPECTIVE REACTION TIME; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RESPONSE TIME; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK DIFFICULTY; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL REFRACTORY PERIOD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFRACTORY PERIOD, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904607812     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2014.05.011     Document Type: Article

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