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Task switching and cognitive control /

One thing that separates human beings from the rest of the animal world is our ability to control behavior by referencing internal plans, goals, and rules. This ability, which is crucial to our success in a complex social environment, depends on the purposeful generation of "task sets"--St...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Grange, James (James A.), Houghton, George
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:One thing that separates human beings from the rest of the animal world is our ability to control behavior by referencing internal plans, goals, and rules. This ability, which is crucial to our success in a complex social environment, depends on the purposeful generation of "task sets"--States of mental readiness that allow each of us to engage with the world in a particular way or achieve a particular aim. This book reports the latest research regarding the activation, maintenance, and suppression of task sets
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9780199921966
0199921962
1306797683
9781306797689