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The impact of working memory load on task execution and online plan adjustment during multitasking in a virtual environment

Anna S. Law School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Steven L. Trawley Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Louise A. Brown Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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Amanda N. Stephens School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Robert H. Logie Human Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Pages 1241-1258 | Received 30 Sep 2011, Published online: 12 Dec 2012

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