Please silence your cell phone: Your ringtone captures other people′s attention
Ringtones are designed to draw attention away from on-going activities. In the present study, it was investigated whether the disruptive effects of a ringing cell phone on short-term memory are inevitable or become smaller as a function of exposure and whether (self-) relevance plays a role. Partici...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | Noise and Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2014;volume=16;issue=68;spage=34;epage=39;aulast=RÖer |