Elsevier

Brain and Cognition

Volume 5, Issue 4, October 1986, Pages 465-476
Brain and Cognition

Methodological issues in the use of the concurrent activities paradigm

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Abstract

This paper presents a critical analysis of one type of dual-task procedure, the lateralized concurrent activities paradigm. Extrinsic and intrinsic factors that may influence the interpretation of results obtained with this paradigm are isolated and methodological refinements in experimental design and analysis are suggested.

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    The second author's involvement in the preparation of this manuscript was made possible in part by a John and Catherine MacArthur Foundation postdoctoral fellowship awarded to her at the Center for Research in Language at the University of California, San Diego, and at the Salk Institute's Laboratory for Language and Cognitive Studies.

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