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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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Grange, James (James A.), Houghton, George
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2014.
Subjects:
Motivation (Psychology)
Cognition.
Age factors in disease.
Cognition
Motivation
Age Factors
Behavior Control
Motivation (Psychologie)
Maladies > Facteurs liés à l'âge.
cognition.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE > Cognitive Science.
Age factors in disease
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780199921966
0199921962
1306797683
9781306797689