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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Main Authors: Jan P Röer, Raoul Bell, Axel Buchner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
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