The attentional cost of receiving a cell phone notification

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 893-897

  Stothart, Cary ^a   Mitchum, Ainsley ^a   Yehnert, Courtney ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Cell phones; Distraction; Mind wandering; Prospective memory; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CELL PHONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938199596     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: 19391277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xhp0000100     Document Type: Article

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