Task-specific effects of reward on task switching

Psychological Research

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 698-707

  Umemoto, Akina ^a   Holroyd, Clay B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930871573     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-014-0595-z     Document Type: Article

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