Media multitasking and memory: Differences in working memory and long-term memory

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 483-490

  Uncapher, Melina R ^a,b   K Thieu, Monica ^a,b   Wagner, Anthony D ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Distractor filtering; Episodic memory; Impulsivity; Signal detection theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938524365     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-015-0907-3     Document Type: Article

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