Investigating the relationship between media multitasking and processes involved in task-switching

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1872-1894

  Alzahabi, Reem ^a   Becker, Mark W ^a   Hambrick, David Z ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Media; Multitasking; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85017364306     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: 19391277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xhp0000412     Document Type: Article

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