Is there a link between media-multitasking and the executive functions of filtering and response inhibition?

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 75, Issue , 2017, Pages 667-677

  Murphy, Karen ^a   McLauchlan, Stephanie ^a   Lee, Mindy ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distractor congruency; Executive functions; Filtering; Inhibitory control; Media multitasking; Response inhibition

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FILTRATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

DISTRACTOR CONGRUENCY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GO/NO-GO TASKS; INHIBITORY RESPONSE; LOAD CONDITION; MEDIA GROUPS;

MULTITASKING;

CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FILTRATION;

EID: 85020807242     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.06.001     Document Type: Article

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