Media multitasking in adolescence

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1932-1941

  Cain, Matthew S ^a   Leonard, Julia A ^b   Gabrieli, John D E ^b,c   Finn, Amy S ^d  

^a DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescents; Fluid intelligence; Media multitasking; Standardized tests; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM;

EID: 84969164590     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-016-1036-3     Document Type: Article

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