Multitasking behavior and its related constructs: Executive functions, working memory capacity, relational integration, and divided attention

Cognition

Volumn 189, Issue , 2019, Pages 275-298

  Himi, Samsad Afrin ^a   Bühner, Markus ^a   Schwaighofer, Matthias ^a   Klapetek, Anna ^a   Hilbert, Sven ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Divided attention; Executive functions; Multitasking behavior; Relational integration; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION TEST; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WORKING MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MULTITASKING BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85065702227     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: 18737838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2019.04.010     Document Type: Article

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