Psychology
8 years ago

Media multitasking linked to faster task-switching without accuracy cost.

Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance
Investigating the relationship between media multitasking and processes involved in task-switching.
Reem Alzahabi, Mark W. Becker, David Z. Hambrick

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