Strategic adaptation to performance objectives in a dual-task setting

Cognitive Science

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1548-1560

  Janssen, Christian P ^a   Brumby, Duncan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive modeling; Driving; Human computer interaction; Multitasking; Performance operating characteristic; Performance tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994223687     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2010.01124.x     Document Type: Article

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