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process > cognitive process > attentional process > task switching

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task switching  

Definition

  • The process whereby attention is reallocated when the subject is switching from a task to another.

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Entry terms

  • attention switching

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Bouquet, C. A., Bonnin, C., & Gaonac’h, D. (2013). Approche intégrative du contrôle exécutif dans le paradigme de permutation de tâche. L’Année Psychologique, 113(1), 123–155. https://doi.org/10.4074/S0003503313001061

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Hazeltine, E. (2024). What are we measuring when we measure task switch costs? Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 56, 101352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101352

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Monsell, S. (2003). Task switching. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 7(3), 134–140. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1364-6613(03)00028-7

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Vandierendonck, A. (2012). Role of working memory in task switching. Psychologica Belgica, 52(2–3). https://doi.org/10.5334/pb-52-2-3-229

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

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  • Frank Arnould

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